Principal Technical Program Manager, Compute

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 277,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits described on page

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Compute Infrastructure to lead programs that develop and roll out next-generation technology solutions. You will manage infrastructure workloads across Roblox services to ensure users worldwide experience efficient, reliable, and secure platform access.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, aligning stakeholders, and delivering large-scale systems with a data-driven approach. Office-based work model with on-site presence is described.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building large-scale infrastructure.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to translate requirements into scalable systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build advanced infrastructure solutions for Roblox developer and user needs.
• Define problem space, collect user requirements and drive engineering teams to plan and ship large-scale systems.
• Clearly communicate technology, requirements, goals, and milestones.
• Balance efficiency and priorities based on impact to the community and long-term goals.
• Align senior leadership and key stakeholders around program roadmap.
• Manage programs from beginning to end, unblocking teams and delivering results.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Kubernetes

AWS

AI/ML infrastructure

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

AI/ML infrastructure

Job description

About Roblox

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 we’re 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.

Role Overview

As a Technical Program Manager for Compute Infrastructure, you will lead technical programs to develop and rollout next‑generation technology solutions to process a diverse spectrum of infrastructure workloads across Roblox services, enabling users around the world to efficiently, reliably, and securely enjoy the Roblox Platform.

Qualifications

• Been a technical leader with domain expertise in systems and software used to process and manage Cloud and on‑prem Infrastructure
• 7+ years of experience in software industry driving the build of large‑scale infrastructure
• Experienced with establishing work relationships across multi‑disciplinary teams and earning trust as a technical leader with all partners
• Experienced with identifying critical technical problems and opportunities
• Experienced with delivering end‑to‑end technical programs through roadmapping and reliable execution
• Able to turn specific solutions into systems that benefit the larger community in the long run
• Knowledgeable about user needs, scoping, planning, execution and delivery
• Flexible around process, using process as a tool when it makes sense for a team
• Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS), and AI/ML infrastructure
• Effective written and oral communications

Responsibilities

• Build advanced infrastructure solutions for Roblox developer and user needs
• Define problem space, collect user requirements and drive engineering teams to plan and ship large‑scale systems
• Clearly communicate technology, requirements, goals, and milestones
• Balance efficiency, and priorities based on impact to the community and our long‑term goals
• Align senior leadership and key stakeholders around program roadmap
• Manage programs from beginning to end, focusing on what is best for long‑term success
• Unblock teams and allow them to stay true to top priorities
• Enable engineering teams to reliably manage all project phases
• Use data‑driven approach to inform teams’ direction
• Manage dependencies across teams and components
• Influence, drive and deliver the product roadmap in support of innovation, cost‑to‑serve, scale, performance, quality and reliability, and other strategic business initiatives

Benefits & Compensation

All full‑time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range: $277,350 — $330,330 USD

Workplace

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

EEO Statement

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.

For US‑based roles only, please note the company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H‑1B sponsorship at this time.