Sr Manager of Engineering, (Archived) | VirtualInterview.ai

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.

Senior Engineering Manager, Sharing
You will lead a product engineering pod within the fast-growing User Sharing team, driving the creation of tools that enable Roblox users and developers to capture, share and consume content across multiple surfaces and media types. You will own the delivery of 0-1 consumer features and developer-facing APIs, working in close concert with Product, Design, Data Science, and the broader User organization. This position requires strong cross-functional coordination to navigate complex dependencies and deliver high-quality social experiences at scale.

You Will:

Lead and Develop: Recruit, hire, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of exceptional engineers. Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive environment that promotes professional growth.

Ensure Technical Excellence: Establish and maintain rigorous standards for technical quality. Ensure the team delivers reliable, scalable, and secure solutions in adherence to Roblox's engineering principles.

Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and other key stakeholders to comprehend business objectives and translate them into robust technical solutions.

Contribute to Strategy: Participate in the development of the overall capture and sharing strategy. Identify opportunities for innovation and expansion, and strategically prioritize projects that maximize value for our user base.

Champion Continuous Improvement: Instill a culture of ongoing learning and improvement within the team. Encourage experimentation, knowledge dissemination, and the adoption of new technologies.

You Have:

Demonstrated experience as a leader of successful engineering teams responsible for building new product or platform features.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to deconstruct complex challenges into manageable components, coupled with the requisite project management skills to drive projects to successful completion.

A long-term strategic perspective, balanced with the practical ability to implement timely, short-term solutions to launch systems and gather user feedback, informing superior long-term planning.

Experience developing consumer-facing applications, supported by a strong platform-thinking mindset.

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

$345,040—$399,420 USD

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.

Sr Manager of Engineering, Sharing

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