Engineering Manager, Roblox

Content Music

$283.8-331.6k

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.

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$283.8-331.6k

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.

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experienced: 8+ Years of experience, with 2+ years of it being in management, in building critically acclaimed consumer applications that impact millions of users' lives. You have experience building products where user-generated content is a cornerstone of the system
Organized: Proven track record leading multiple related projects simultaneously; focusing on the higher level technical direction as well as the orchestration across them so that critical and complex features come to light
Hands-on: Full-stack expertise in building applications and knowledge with REST, API design patterns, scalable containerized systems and microservices, and web and desktop UI/UX
People Leader: You are experienced with leading engineers, with the ability to earn their respect and help them stretch themselves to build great software and level up their technical and people skills
Passionate: You lead by example and thrive in mentoring others to excel
Music-focused: You are excited about the opportunity to increase the immersiveness of Roblox with music

What the job involves

As the Engineering Manager for the Music pod within the Creator Content group, you will lead a team to help community developers build creative and innovative ways for users to engage with music and audio content on Roblox
You will help build a best in class audio library, music tooling and APIs
You and your team will be in charge of the design, end-to-end architecture, implementation and delivery of a platform for the community to discover, publish and create with music
Mentor engineers to ensure your team expertise and culture grows over time
Work closely with your product and policy partners to determine the roadmap and lead project execution
Work with other engineering teams and particularly with the broader Content group to build technical systems that will last for years to come
Adhere to and expand our vision to put the Roblox community first, get things done, and take the long view

Our take

Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.

In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.

While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

25% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jan 2021

$520m

SERIES H

Feb 2020

$150m

SERIES G

Total funding: $922.8m

Company HQ

South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

David Baszucki

(Founder & CEO)

Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.

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