Tag: Product & Tech

How We’re Making Roblox’s Infrastructure More Efficient and Resilient

How We’re Making Roblox’s…

As Roblox has grown over the past 16+ years, so has the scale and complexity of the technical infrastructure…
How Roblox Reduces Spark Join Query Costs With Machine Learning Optimized Bloom Filters

How Roblox Reduces Spark…

Abstract Every day on Roblox, 70 million users engage with millions of experiences, totaling 16 billion hours quarterly. This…
Avatars and Identity in the Metaverse, Part 2

Avatars and Identity in…

Read Part 1 of this blog post from our Data Science team here.  In our previous post, we analyzed…
Insights From Our Latest Digital Expression, Fashion & Beauty Trends Report

Insights From Our Latest…

Watch our virtual expert panel “What’s Next in Digital Self-Expression?” for a deep dive into this year’s trends. Self-expression…
Reimagining How People Come Together Through Communication, Connection, and Expression

Reimagining How People Come…

Imagine being at a packed Chainsmokers concert. Up front, the music is infectious and loud, and it’s hard to…
RDC 2021: Updates on Roblox’s Vision and the Path Forward

RDC 2021: Updates on…

At Roblox, we are transforming how people come together to connect, create, and express themselves through shared experiences. Our…
Avatars and Identity in the Metaverse, Part 1

Avatars and Identity in…

In Sanskrit, avatar (अवतार) refers to “an incarnation in human form.” In Roblox, few things reflect a user’s identity…
Causal Inference Using Instrumental Variables

Causal Inference Using Instrumental…

Data Scientists often find themselves repeating the mantra “Correlation is not causation.” It’s a good thing to remind our…
Why a Generic Payment Platform Is Crucial for the Company You Plan to Become

Why a Generic Payment…

We all know that premature optimization is the root of all evil. But I’d like to make the argument…
Introducing Age Verification

Introducing Age Verification

As our community continues to expand, both globally and by age (nearly 50% of the users on our platform…