Senior Technical Program Manager, Engine

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 226,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Roblox Engine to drive engineering programs that enable great user and creator experiences. You will build cross-functional technical programs across the game engine, graphics, and avatar mechanics, joining early to shape what a great TPM can be.

You will work with Eng and PM leads to define workflows, milestones, and execution plans, ensure alignment with company vision, and drive multi-team collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Track record as a technical leader with domain expertise in software or system engineering.
• Experience with multiple tech stacks.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing resources and priorities.
• Data-driven strategic thinking and solid day-to-day execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage Engine programs end-to-end with cross functional teams, align objectives with long-term vision.
• Define workflows, scopes of work, milestones and execution plans with Eng and PM leads.
• Identify gaps in strategy and execution; develop improvement plans.
• Enable engineering teams to stay focused on priorities and manage all project phases.
• Establish and maintain cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Drive build, release, expansion, and adoption of technologies; build task forces.
• Communicate project health, risks, and timelines to technical and product leads.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional experience

Effective communication

Problem solving

Data-driven thinking

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.

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.

As a TPM for Roblox Engine, you will make a huge impact by driving our engineering efforts to build and ship technical solutions to enable great user and creator experiences. Specifically, you will build cross-functional technical programs for our game-engine, graphics, and avatar mechanics. This is an excellent opportunity to be an early member of our team and help define what a great TPM can be.

You will:

• Manage Engine programs end-to-end with cross functional teams, build strong alignment between program objectives and company’s long-term vision
• Work with Eng and PM leads to define workflows and scopes of work, milestones and plans of execution in standard documents
• Contribute to holistic program direction. Identify gaps in the strategy, definition and execution of the end-to-end projects and develop plans for improvements.
• Enable engineering teams to stay focused on priorities and reliably manage all project phases.
• Establish and maintain effective cross functional communication and collaboration.
• Drive the build, release, expansion, and adoption of technologies. Build the task force to automate manual efforts.
• Constantly communicate the health of program/projects, risks and implications to timelines with technical and product leads, and stakeholders.

You have:

• A track-record as a technical leader with domain expertise in software engineering or system engineering
• Experience working on multiple tech stacks
• Experience with establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with identifying critical technical problems and opportunities
• Data-driven strategic thinking and can convey ideas that materialize in solid planning and day-to-day execution to deliver quality products
• Experience with delivering end to end technical programs through effective execution while meeting quality and performance requirements
• The ability to turn specific solutions into systems that benefit larger communities in the long run
• The ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment with competing resources and priorities
• Knowledge about user needs, scoping, planning, execution and delivery
• Outstanding communication skills for both engineering and program-leadership audiences
• A self starter attitude with a high degree of self direction and independent drive
• Flexibility around process; using process as a tool when it makes sense for a team

What you’ll need to succeed at Roblox:

• Domain expertise in system or software engineering
• Capability of establishing working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment

What will make your application stand out:

• Technical depth
• Problem solving skills
• Communication effectiveness
• 3D graphics understanding
• Game engine experience

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$226,400—$277,350 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.