Senior Engineering Manager

1 Hour ago • 10 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $338,270 PA - $391,590 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Roblox is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Creator Group's Version Control pod. This role involves driving the strategy and execution of their version control platform, cloud-based development workflows, and integration with third-party tooling. The manager will empower millions of global creators to build, collaborate, and ship content more efficiently. The position requires hands-on leadership, scaling the platform and team, and ensuring technology outpaces growth. The ideal candidate will have experience in defining architecture for millions of users, possess a versatile skill set across various technologies, and have a deep understanding of large-scale infrastructure. The role focuses on attracting and retaining top talent, becoming an expert in the technology stack, balancing research with practical application, authoring feature specifications, leading engineers by example, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and representing the company's vision.
Must have:
  • 10+ years in large scale software deployments
  • Proven track record of leading large teams (15+)
  • Experience defining architecture for millions of users
  • Creative and strategic problem-solving approach
  • Strong team leadership and growth skills
  • Deep understanding of large-scale infrastructure
Good to have:
  • MS/PhD in Computer Science
  • Versatile in multiple languages and technologies
  • Ability to adapt to new technologies
Perks:
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Free catered lunches and unlimited snacks
  • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
  • Annual CalTrain Go Pass
  • Roblox Admin badge for avatar

Job Details

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.

Roblox's engineering team is expanding rapidly, and we're looking for a seasoned engineering leader to help us scale our platform and team. As a Senior Engineering Manager within the Creator Group, you will lead the Version Control pod—driving the strategy and execution of our version control platform, cloud-based development workflows, and integration with third-party tooling. Your work will empower millions of creators around the world to build, collaborate, and ship content more efficiently than ever before.

At Roblox we move fast and ship code to production daily; your leadership will increase productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean. You will identify and mitigate risk and make sure the technology outpaces our growth. Roblox teams are inclusive, helpful, and have a strong sense of ownership over the things they build. If you have a desire to grow and learn, you will fit right in with our highly-skilled and ever-expanding engineering team.

You are:

  • Battle ready: You have experience defining architecture for millions of users and are excited about technical challenges. You can be hands on and still define an architecture from scratch and make sure it can scale from few users to hundreds of millions.
  • Versatile: You’re a jack of all trades and you have mastered several languages and technologies already; you can easily adapt to any situation when the need arises and come up with the right solution.
  • Knowledgeable: You have a deep understanding of all the components required to build modern large scale infrastructure. You can recommend one route versus another and bring a team of engineers to consensus. You also love to pick up new technologies as the landscape evolves.

You Have:

  • Experience: You have 10+ years of experience in large scale software deployments with a proven track record of leading large teams (15+) and delivering highly performant technical solutions. You have a BS in Computer Science, MS/PhD are a definite plus.

  • Creativity: You take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems and driving new tools/functionality for our developers 
  • Team-orientation: You have a personality that invigorates the team around you and you are used to leading and growing technical teams in any situation.

You will:

  • Grow our organization by attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry.
  • Become an expert on our technology stack and make sure we solve problems in the right way.
  • Balance researching new technologies with a practical approach to realize the research efforts into the Roblox products.
  • Author specs for new features and improvement.
  • Lead other engineers by example and through technical direction.
  • Collaborate with different teams to improve existing and develop new functionality, pipelines, and workflow.
  • Be guided by the company vision to put the Roblox community first and represent the company through thought leadership.

You'll Love:

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • A rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Free catered lunches and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks

  • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
  • Annual CalTrain Go Pass
  • A Roblox Admin badge for your avatar

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.

Annual Salary Range
$338,270$391,590 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).

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.

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