Senior Technical Product Manager - Roblox App Foundations

The Briefed; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 281,000 - 331,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace flexibility

Comprehensive healthcare options

401(k) with company match

Long-term equity grant

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Core App Architecture to own the strategy and roadmap for foundational client systems. You will partner with engineering to modernize client foundations, drive migrations, and define performance standards across platforms.

Applicants should have 5–7+ years in technical product roles, with a background in software engineering or engineering management and experience writing detailed specifications.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in product management for developer platforms or technical software products.
• Proven track record owning multi-year roadmaps across cross-platform environments.
• Background as a Software Engineer or Engineering Manager with platform products and large-scale migrations.
• Experience writing technical specifications and conducting deep-dive architecture discussions.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year roadmap for Roblox’s core client architecture, focusing on modularization and system efficiency.
• Define product requirements for core foundations like process lifecycle managers and asset download orchestrators.
• Expand logging, observability, and triage workflows to monitor client health in real time.
• Lead migrations and evangelize platform standards across internal engineering teams.
• Write detailed PRDs and technical specifications to communicate system behaviors and guide cross-platform rollouts.
• Present roadmaps, trade-offs, and platform investments to product and engineering leadership.

Skills

Product management

Roadmapping

Architectural discussions

Technical specifications

Engineering background

Education

Bachelors in CS/Software Engineering or related

Job description

Roblox is a rich, cross-platform ecosystem serving tens of millions of daily users across mobile, desktop, console, and VR devices. Keeping the Roblox client application performant, scalable, and reliable requires a robust technical architecture that empowers thousands of internal engineers to ship features seamlessly.

As the Senior Product Manager for Core App Architecture, you will drive the strategy, design, and roadmap for foundational client systems—including our multi-process architecture, process lifecycle manager, asset download orchestrator, resource efficiency engines, and sessionization observability frameworks. You will partner closely with engineering teams to modernize client app foundations, streamline developer migrations, and define performance standards across every major consumer platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Platform Strategy: Own and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for Roblox’s core client architecture—focusing on modularization, resource efficiency, and network resiliency.
• Core System Capabilities: Define product requirements for critical app foundations, including process lifecycle managers, asset download orchestrators, and memory/resource managers.
• Observability & Triage Workflows: Expand Roblox’s logging and observability systems; build sessionization tools and triage workflows that enable teams to monitor client health in real time.
• Developer Enablement & Migrations: Serve as the product leader for internal engineering teams building on client foundations—evangelizing platform standards and leading migration initiatives.
• Technical Specifications: Author detailed product and technical specifications (PRDs) to communicate system behaviors, unblock engineering execution, and guide cross-platform rollouts.
• Executive Alignment: Present technical roadmaps, architecture trade-offs, and platform investments to visionary product and engineering leadership.

Requirements

Technical Product Management & Domain Depth

• 5–7+ years of product management experience building developer platforms, core app infrastructure, or highly technical software products.
• Proven track record owning multi-year roadmaps that span complex, multi-team technical domains across cross-platform environments.
• Prior background as a Software Engineer or Engineering Manager building platform products, managing large-scale migrations, or designing distributed/client systems.
• Demonstrated experience writing technical specifications and conducting deep-dive architectural discussions with principal engineers.

Education & Work Logistics

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) at Roblox HQ in San Mateo, CA.
• Note: Roblox may not be able to support certain visa categories or future H-1B sponsorship for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building complex client/platform systems from 0 to 1.
• Hands-on experience driving client performance optimizations across mobile, desktop, or console platforms.
• Deep familiarity with client observability, telemetry instrumentation, and crash-triage workflows.

Total Rewards & Workplace Benefits

• Compensation: Base salary of $280,540 – $330,950 USD + comprehensive long-term equity grant package.
• Healthcare & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage options; mental health resources and wellness stipends.
• Financial Security: 401(k) program with company matching; life and disability insurance.
• Time Off & Work Culture: Generous PTO policies, observed holidays, and hybrid workplace flexibility.