Ads Experience Architect: Scale Monetization & AI

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San Mateo (CA)

On-site

USD 293,800 - 343,340

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Roblox in San Mateo, California, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive the Ads Experience platform. You will architect end-to-end systems for Ads Manager, Brand Ads, and Creator monetization, balancing a three-sided marketplace and real-time analytics.

This role demands 8+ years of software leadership, deep ad-tech expertise, and hands-on work with Go/C#, Spark and React/TypeScript. You’ll mentor teams, set multi-year roadmaps, and explore Gen AI for multi-modal creatives.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience developing complex software products, with at least 3+ years in a Technical Lead role.
Ads Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of the Ad Tech stack including Campaign Management, Reporting, Creative, Ad Serving, Measurement, and Ad Delivery.
Proven ability to design and scale high-availability backend systems using Go or C#, and modern frontend architectures.

Responsibilities

Architect the Roblox Ads Manager: end-to-end architecture for campaign state, real-time reporting, asset ingestion, and recommendations.
Architect Brand Ads Offering: forecasting, serving, and delivery for reservation, auction, and immersive 3D brand ads.
Enable Creator Success: onboarding and management of monetization integrations; dashboards for payouts and insights.
Drive Technical Strategy: translate business goals into multi-year technical roadmaps.
Innovate with AI: apply Gen AI for multi-modal creatives and intelligent assistants for advertisers and creators.
Lead & Mentor: mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, uphold code quality and reliability.