Technical Director - Data Science (Discovery)
Core
Drive strategic decisions for user growth and product innovation in discovery experiences (home, search, matchmaking) using data science toolkits to improve end-to-end consumer journeys on Roblox.
Role type
Senior IC data science leader (discovery & experimentation)
Builds
ML solutions powering discovery canvases, causal inference frameworks, and strategic investment insights for user engagement.
Domain
Gaming / Metaverse / Two-sided marketplace
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
Causal inference, machine learning, deep learning, large-scale recommendation systems, exploratory analysis, hypothesis generation, scripting (Python/R), big data processing (SQL, Hive, Spark, Airflow)
Preferred skills
Experience with user-generated content platforms, creative first-principles reasoning
Technologies
Python, R, SQL, Hive, Spark, Airflow
Responsibilities
Develop foundational solutions to scale hypothesis generation; contribute to ML solutions for discovery canvases; partner with product/engineering to drive innovations via insights and ML prototypes; apply causal inference to measure initiative effectiveness; conduct exploratory analysis for strategic investments; design and implement experiments for new features.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with large span of influence
