Sobre este puesto de [2027] Senior Machine Learning Engineer - PhD Early Career en Roblox
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
At Roblox, we believe advanced research belongs in production, driving core algorithmic advances at a global scale. In this role, you’ll own high-impact projects end-to-end, from initial ideation to production deployment and academic publication, while solving complex, high-dimensional challenges at world-scale concurrency.
Your expertise, across research areas including Computer Vision and Graphics, multimodality, NLP, or recommendation systems, will directly shape the experience for millions of daily active users. Come build the AI-driven infrastructure powering the future of immersive entertainment.
You Will
- Prototype and implement advanced AI and machine learning solutions that drive core platform features and innovation at scale.
- Develop and deploy cutting-edge models (e.g., deep learning, generative AI, multimodal architectures) to solve complex, high-impact technical challenges.
- Collaborate with applied researchers, engineers, and product teams to translate advanced research concepts into production-ready systems.
- Translate complex research into scalable, robust infrastructure that directly impacts hundreds of millions of daily active users.
- Work backward from user and product needs to architecture, and deliver ML solutions that improve platform engagement, safety, and content ecosystem growth.
You Have
- Possess or pursuing a PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field, with a thesis aligned to Roblox’s research areas.
- Deep expertise and curiosity in a relevant technical domain, such as deep learning, computer vision, NLP, reinforcement learning, or distributed systems.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Go, Java) and experience building and optimizing large-scale systems.
- A strong research track record, evidenced by multiple publications and presentations in rigorous peer-reviewed venues.
You may redact age, date of birth, and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume.
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For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
