Director of Engineering – Studio Systems

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 399,420 - 457,970; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

A leading interactive platform based in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Director of Engineering for Studio Systems. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of engineering experience with a strong background in C++, developer tools, and technical leadership. Responsibilities include overseeing technical direction, leading teams on core systems, and ensuring high-quality standards. The role is hybrid with scheduled onsite days and offers a competitive salary range between $399,420 – $457,970 USD.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering experience, especially in leadership positions.
• Strong experience in building sophisticated developer tools or IDEs.
• Proven record in delivering reliable systems in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of Studio's core systems.
• Lead teams on foundational areas like scripting and debugging.
• Drive alignment and execution across multiple teams.

Skills

Engineering experience

Leadership in technical systems

Building developer tools

C++ expertise

Familiarity with creator tools

AI-assisted creation knowledge

Job description

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.

Why Roblox Studio?

Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D experiences built by creators around the world. It serves everyone from first-time developers to large professional studios, combining a powerful real-time engine with a deeply expressive toolchain.

As creation on Roblox grows more sophisticated, Studio must continue evolving as a world‑class development environment for interactive 3D experiences. That requires deep investment in the technical systems that underpin the IDE experience from scripting, debugging, architecture, and core IDE capabilities including performance.

We are looking for a leader who can raise the bar on these foundational systems and help shape the future of Studio as a high‑quality, extensible, and performant creation environment. Familiarity with creator tools is important, and experience with AI‑assisted creation is a plus.

The Role

We are seeking a Director of Engineering for Studio Systems to lead a critical area of Roblox Studio’s technical foundation.

In this role, you will be accountable for the architecture, execution, and long‑term evolution of core systems that power Studio’s IDE and developer workflows. This includes areas such as scripting, debugging, toolchain, and core architecture that are central to making Studio powerful, reliable, and scalable for creators.

This role requires deep technical leadership, strong engineering judgment, and the ability to lead through complex architectural and organizational challenges. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in developer tools or IDE‑like environments, and is comfortable leading teams working in large‑scale C++ codebases.

This role will be based in our San Mateo, CA headquarters (hybrid with Tues‑Thurs onsite days).

You Will:

• Own the technical direction and delivery of major investments across Studio’s core systems.
• Lead teams working on foundational areas such as scripting, debugging, toolchain, architecture, and related developer workflows.
• Set and uphold a high engineering quality bar for performance, reliability, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Lead senior engineers and managers across multiple teams.
• Drive alignment and execution across Studio, Engine, Product, Design, Infrastructure, and related partner teams.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate long‑term technical strategy into durable roadmaps and organizational plans.
• Help shape Studio into a best‑in‑class development environment for both emerging creators and professional developers.
• Contribute to the future direction of AI‑assisted creation workflows where they intersect with Studio’s core systems and developer experience.

You Have:

• 15+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of large‑scale and long‑lived technical systems.
• Proven leadership through major architectural, tooling, or platform transitions.
• Strong experience building developer tools, IDEs, editor technologies, or other sophisticated technical products.
• Deep technical background in systems engineering, including substantial experience with C++.
• Familiarity with creator tools and workflows, especially in game development, 3D creation, or interactive development environments.
• Track record of delivering reliable, high‑quality systems in complex production environments.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to communicate effectively at both deep technical and executive levels.
• Experience with AI‑assisted creation, intelligent tooling, or LLM‑powered workflows is a plus.

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

$399,420 — $457,970 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.