Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,250 - 345,040; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is looking for an Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure to lead a team responsible for powering the company's Homepage and Discovery product surfaces. This role involves defining technical roadmaps, driving initiatives in personalization, and fostering a high-performing engineering culture. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in managing tech teams, strong technical depth in distributed systems, and a proven track record in delivering complex projects. This position offers a competitive salary range from $295,250 to $345,040 USD based in San Mateo, California.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead Manager.
• Strong technical depth in distributed systems and service-oriented architecture.
• Experience operating large-scale consumer-facing production systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of Backend and Data Engineers.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for content discovery and personalization.
• Drive high-impact initiatives such as real-time user signal infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership

Technical strategy

Distributed systems

Service-oriented architecture

Data infrastructure

Job description

Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure

The Home Infrastructure team builds the mission‑critical backend and data systems that power Roblox’s Homepage and Experience Details Page, two of the highest‑traffic surfaces on Roblox. These surfaces reach the vast majority of Roblox’s daily active users and are core drivers of discovery, engagement, retention, and platform growth.

We are a full‑stack product infrastructure team responsible for content distribution across Roblox. Our systems support multiple modes of user interaction, including exploratory browsing, directed discovery, and personalized content recommendations across the many types of content that make up the Roblox ecosystem.

This team sits at the intersection of large‑scale distributed systems, machine learning‑powered personalization, data infrastructure, and product experimentation. We partner closely with Machine Learning, Data Science, Product, Design, Frontend, Ads, Marketplace, Virtual Economy, and other teams across Roblox to build the platforms that help users find the most relevant and engaging content.

As Engineering Manager for Home Infrastructure, you will lead a team of Backend and Data Engineers responsible for the end‑to‑end infrastructure powering Roblox’s most important discovery surfaces. You will guide the team’s technical strategy, grow engineering talent, and drive execution on high‑impact systems that operate at massive scale.

You Will

• Lead and grow a high‑performing team of Backend and Data Engineers responsible for the infrastructure powering Roblox’s Homepage and other Discovery product surfaces.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for large‑scale content discovery, personalization, ranking, data, and backend‑serving systems.
• Drive high‑impact initiatives such as Personalization‑as‑a‑Platform, full‑page personalization, real‑time user signal infrastructure, and ranking observability.
• Partner closely with Machine Learning, Data Science, Product, Design, Frontend, Ads, Marketplace, Economy, Search, and Core Infrastructure teams to deliver measurable product impact.
• Build a strong engineering culture focused on technical excellence, reliability, experimentation, operational health, and talent development.

You Have

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead Manager, ideally leading backend, data, ranking, recommendation, search, ads, or personalization teams.
• Strong technical depth in distributed systems, service‑oriented architecture, high‑throughput backend platforms, data infrastructure, or ML‑powered serving systems.
• Experience leading teams that build and operate large‑scale, consumer‑facing production systems with high reliability and performance requirements.
• A track record of delivering complex, ambiguous, cross‑functional technical initiatives with measurable product or business impact.
• Experience growing engineers, developing technical leaders, and building healthy, high‑performing engineering teams.

You Are

• Technical and strategic: Able to guide architecture, roadmap, and execution across complex backend, data, and personalization systems.
• Impact‑oriented: Focused on building systems that improve user experience, creator success, and Roblox’s long‑term growth.
• Data‑driven: Comfortable using metrics, experimentation, and evidence to guide product and engineering decisions.
• Collaborative: Effective at partnering across Product, ML, Data Science, Design, and engineering teams to align priorities and drive outcomes.
• A talent multiplier: Invested in coaching engineers, raising the engineering bar, and creating an environment where the team can do its best work.

Annual Salary Range

$295,250 — $345,040 USD

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.