Senior Data Scientist, Engine Systems
Core
Define reliability and stability metrics for Roblox's engine systems, transform massive telemetry data into actionable insights, and design experiments to optimize system performance and quality for millions of players.
Role type
Senior Data Scientist (System Foundation)
Builds
Roblox engine systems (networking, servers, asset loading, data management) and the platform enabling 3D immersive digital experiences.
Domain
Gaming / Real-time interactive systems / System performance
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
large-scale system analysis, processing massive noisy datasets, building scalable analytics pipelines, causal inference, A/B experimentation, first-principles reasoning for debugging, data storytelling, presenting to engineering leaders
Preferred skills
game engines or systems performance, game development, real-time interactive systems, memory management, OS-level interactions
Technologies
telemetry logging, analytics pipelines, A/B testing frameworks, statistical modeling
Responsibilities
Establish key performance indicators for Engine systems (crash rates, runtime errors), build robust analytics pipelines for raw telemetry data, lead A/B experiments and causal analyses to identify performance opportunities, partner with Engineering and Product teams to navigate ambiguous problem spaces, influence the evolution of Engine systems for scalability and high performance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
