Senior Engineering Manager, AI Roblox Studio

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 345,040 - 399,420; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

Flexible vacation policy

Free catered lunches

Onsite fitness center

CalTrain Go Pass

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a seasoned Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Studio Assistant team, driving strategy and execution of the agentic AI system powering creation for millions of Roblox creators. You will own end-to-end architecture—from Studio UX to backend cloud-native infra—balancing speed, reliability, and creator experience, and grow the AI engineering org.

Based in San Mateo, CA, this role offers equity and a comprehensive benefits package, with on-site collaboration and a fast-moving,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in large-scale software deployments with AI/ML in production.
• Experience leading large teams (15+) and delivering AI features at scale.
• BS in CS; MS/PhD a plus.

Responsibilities

• Grow the AI engineering organization and attract top talent.
• Own the technical strategy for the agentic AI stack (speed, reliability, creator experience).
• Balance cutting-edge research with shipping practical features to Roblox products.
• Lead engineers through direction, specs, and architectural improvements.

Skills

AI architecture

Cloud orchestration

LLM integration

Model routing

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS/PhD a plus

Tools

LLM orchestration

Evaluation frameworks

Cloud infra tooling

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.

Roblox's engineering team is expanding rapidly, and we're looking for a seasoned engineering leader to help us scale our AI-powered creation platform and team. As a Senior Engineering Manager within the Creator Group, you will lead the Studio Assistant team — driving the strategy and execution of our agentic AI system that powers creation for millions of Roblox creators. Your team owns everything end-end from the user experience in Studio, to the infrastructure underneath backend by a single cloud-native architecture: one harness, one tool set, one eval framework. Your work will empower millions of creators to plan, generate, and ship content faster than ever before.

At Roblox we move fast and ship code to production daily; your leadership will increase productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean. You will identify and mitigate risk and make sure the technology outpaces our growth. Roblox teams are inclusive, helpful, and have a strong sense of ownership over the things they build. If you have a desire to grow and learn, you will fit right in with our highly-skilled and ever-expanding engineering team.

You Are:

• Battle ready: You have experience defining architecture for AI systems at scale and are excited about the challenges of shipping agentic workflows to millions of creators. You can be hands‑on and still define an architecture from scratch — model orchestration, tool execution, evaluation pipelines — and make sure it scales from early adopters to millions of users
• Versatile: You're comfortable across the full stack of an AI-powered product: cloud orchestration, LLM integration and model routing, skill/tool execution, and creator‑facing client experiences. You can easily adapt to any situation when the need arises and come up with the right solution.
• Knowledgeable: You have a deep understanding of AI infrastructure — model serving, reliability, observability, and multi‑step execution loops including planning, tool use, and recovery. You can evaluate tradeoffs, recommend pragmatic solutions, and bring a team of engineers to consensus. You also love to pick up new technologies as the AI landscape evolves rapidly.

You Have:

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in large‑scale software deployments with a proven track record of leading large teams (15+) and delivering highly performant technical solutions. Experience building or leading teams that ship AI/ML‑powered products in production. BS in Computer Science; MS/PhD are a definite plus.
• AI systems depth: Experience with agentic systems, LLM orchestration, evaluation frameworks, and the operational challenges of shipping AI features reliably at scale.
• Strategic vision: You can identify high‑impact opportunities, shape them into a roadmap, and get buy‑in from leadership and partner teams to make them happen. You think beyond the immediate ask to find the right long‑term opportunities for growth.
• Building partnerships: You have a track record of working across organizational boundaries — aligning with partner teams on shared goals, navigating competing priorities, and driving joint execution on complex cross‑team initiatives.
• Team‑orientation: You have a personality that invigorates the team around you and you are used to leading and growing technical teams in any situation.

You Will:

• Grow our organization by attracting and retaining the best talent in AI engineering and applied ML.
• Own the technical strategy for our agentic AI stack — balancing speed, reliability, and creator experience.
• Balance researching emerging AI capabilities with a practical approach to shipping them into the Roblox product.
• Lead other engineers by example, through technical direction, and by authoring specs for new features and architectural improvements.
• Put the Roblox creator community first and represent the company through thought leadership.

You'll Love:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Free catered lunches and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass
• A Roblox Admin badge for your avatar

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

$345,040 — $399,420 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.

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.