Data Tooling Platform Lead

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

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Equity compensation

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Job summary

Roblox is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering shared data tooling and platform capabilities that enable data quality, lineage, metadata, and discoverability. You will drive measurable improvements in data health, cost efficiency, and reliability across Roblox’s data platforms.

You will partner with Data Science, ML, product, and infra teams to translate complex requirements into durable solutions, while growing engineers and shaping engineering standards at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers and developing people.
• Familiarity with data catalogs, lineage systems, or metadata services.
• Awareness of AI-assisted workflows for data discovery or ops.
• Experience building shared platforms used by multiple teams.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into durable technical solutions.
• Strong product thinking and prioritization across stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication for technical tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers with clear expectations and feedback.
• Own and execute a roadmap for shared data tooling and data quality lifecycles.
• Define technical direction for platform capabilities enabling actionable workflows and dashboards.
• Improve UX for discovering, operating, and governing data products.
• Drive initiatives to reduce toil, improve quality, and optimize costs.
• Align multiple teams by communicating priorities and risks clearly.
• Foster ownership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Data catalogs

Data lineage

AI-assisted workflows

Shared data platforms

Cross-team collaboration

Product thinking

Job description

Roblox is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering shared data tooling and platform capabilities that enable data quality, lineage, metadata, and discoverability. You will drive measurable improvements in data health, cost efficiency, and reliability across Roblox’s data platforms.

You will partner with Data Science, ML, product, and infra teams to translate complex requirements into durable solutions, while growing engineers and shaping engineering standards at scale.