Senior Engineering Manager, Programmability

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.

Our Programmability team is at the heart of developing the software ecosystem for embedded scripting languages within the Roblox engine. To enable developers on the Roblox platform to create tomorrow's top games, they require more than a functional scripting environment—they need sophisticated programming interfaces, a robust set of script libraries, comprehensive development tools, and an ultra-fast, multithreaded runtime. Join our team to drive the evolution of a new suite of programming interfaces and advanced tooling features that millions of developers will use daily. As a member of our Game Engine Programmability team, you will play a pivotal role in this innovative process.

You Will

• Lead, support, and expand a team of engineers focused on the design and development of creator programming languages, compilers, runtime tools, and models.
• Mentor engineers and team leads to ensure the continuous growth of your team's expertise.
• Collaborate with product partners to define the roadmap and spearhead project execution.
• Work alongside other engineering teams, product managers, and designers to enhance existing functionalities and develop new ones, improving pipelines and workflows.
• Uphold our company vision by putting the Roblox community first and exemplifying our values through thought leadership.

You Have

• Over 5 years of management experience with a proven track record of hiring and nurturing a high-performing engineering team.
• The ability to read (and write, if needed) C++ code. We expect leaders to be very technical.
• Extensive experience in maintaining and evolving large-scale game engines, programming language tools, or similar technologies.
• Curiosity and are a self-motivated learner. Able to develop new leadership skills or learn new technologies quickly.
• A clear vision and robust execution skills to address immediate tactical issues and manage diverse feature requests, maintaining a balance between short-term needs and long-term objectives.

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.

Annual Salary Range

$331,640 — $383,910 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.