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[Summer 2025] People Science Intern

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San Mateo, CA
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San Mateo, CA

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.

The People Science & Analytics team at Roblox supports our People, Places, & Systems organization in leveraging data-driven insights to enhance employee performance, development, and engagement. Our team applies industrial-organizational psychology principles to optimize performance management, improve managerial effectiveness, and develop tools that enable employees to succeed.

You Are:

  • Pursuing a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Educational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, or a related field.
  • Passionate about workplace performance and employee development, with an interest in how organizations optimize feedback, coaching, and growth opportunities.
  • Skilled in research design and data analysis, with experience applying statistical techniques to organizational data.
  • Excited to translate research into practice, developing insights and tools that improve performance management in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable working with HR technology and analytics, leveraging data to guide organizational strategy and process improvements.

You Will:

  • Partner with teams within the People, Places, and Systems organization to identify key trends, challenges, and opportunities related to performance management and employee development.
  • Conduct data analysis and research to assess performance trends, feedback practices, and employee engagement in performance management processes.
  • Contribute to the enhancement of performance evaluation systems, including efforts to streamline processes and explore continuous performance management approaches.
  • Support the development of tools and frameworks that enhance manager-employee feedback, coaching, and supervision effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to refine organizational processes that drive performance, feedback culture, and leadership growth.

You may redact age, date of birth, and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume if you prefer.

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 hourly rate could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Please note that not all benefits shown below are applicable to internship opportunities.

Hourly Pay Range

$52$52 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love: 

  • Industry-leading compensation package
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • A rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
  • Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
  • Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
  • At Roblox HQ: 
    • Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
    • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
    • Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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 for all candidates during the interview process.

HQ

Roblox San Mateo, California, USA Office

3150 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94403

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