Director of Engineering - Ads Platform

As an Engineering Director of Advertising Platform at Roblox, you will help build the ad systems to power different performance and brand advertising solutions at Roblox. This ad platform will enable businesses, brands and developers to reach their audiences in new and innovative ways. As the engineering leader of this function, you will work cross-functionally with partner teams to shape the advertising future for Roblox.

You will be responsible for our advertising systems and platform which millions of creators and brands around the world will use daily. Ads platform drives user experience, advertiser experience/APIs, creator experience/APIs, ad serving and ranking infra, reporting/budget infra, and 3P/1P measurement solutions, which millions of creators and brands around the world will use daily. Success in this role will be determined by your ability to work with Ads and Brands leads and XFN partners to successfully craft a strategy for Roblox's Ad stack supporting our performance, programmatic and brand offerings.

You will:

• Shape and grow a high-performance engineering team focused on building robust advertising and product infrastructure
• Hire, mentor, and develop senior engineers, managers, and leaders in the areas of ad serving, measurement, and identity systems
• Create a culture of engineering excellence, emphasizing scalability, reliability, and innovation in advertising technology
• Partner closely with product teams and other engineering groups to develop powerful, flexible infrastructure/product solutions
• Lead the development and optimization of key advertising infrastructure components, including:
• Product infrastructure: Retrieval infrastructure, ranking infrastructure, and ad server systems
• Measurement systems for accurate and timely reporting of ad performance
• Identity management systems for user privacy and effective targeting
• Advertiser, Publisher Experience and APIs

You have:

• A proven track record of delivering highly scalable and reliable infrastructure systems
• Deep knowledge of advertising technology, particularly in the areas of ad serving, measurement, and identity management and ads manager and format
• Extensive experience in building and managing large-scale, distributed systems that handle high-throughput, low-latency requirements
• Strong understanding of data processing pipelines and real-time serving systems
• 8+ years in an engineering management role with 2+ years in a Senior leadership role (org size 50+)
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with product, data science, and business stakeholders
• Proven ability to drive technical strategy and make architectural decisions that balance performance, scalability, and maintainability