Technical Sourcer (Short Term)

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Technical Sourcer (short-term) to help build, scale, and influence our recruiting landscape for engineering talent. This six-to-twelve month role requires collaboration with recruiters and leaders and proactive sourcing across Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, and more.

A data-driven approach will guide process improvements and candidate experience within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of top of funnel technical recruiting experience across Engineering, C++, Product.
• Experience managing high-volume pipelines while delivering quality results.
• Proven success hiring senior and niche technical talent in competitive markets.
• Influencing stakeholders and solving recruiting challenges with creativity.
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System to maintain pipelines.
• Data-driven approach to analyze metrics and inform strategy.
• Startup mentality and openness to new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Roblox recruiters and leaders to understand goals and talent needs.
• Proactively source and engage top talent via Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, and more.
• Influence processes to improve speed, scale, and efficiency.
• Share market insights with hiring managers to guide leveling and compensation.
• Mentor hiring managers and interviewers to raise calibration and evaluation standards.
• Champion a best-in-class candidate experience aligned with Roblox values.
• Ensure clean pipelines, accurate data, and strong ATS hygiene.
• Use data to diagnose bottlenecks, measure impact, and tell compelling stories.
• Act as a strategic partner to shape organizational growth with recruiting analytics.

Skills

Technical recruiting

High-volume pipelines

Senior/niche hiring

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven recruiting

Startup mindset

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

San Mateo, CA, United States People & Talent ID: 6435

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.

At Roblox, we are growing and looking for a Technical Sourcer (short-term) to help build, scale, and influence our recruiting landscape. We are a fun and collaborative team focused on recruiting engineering talent. This person is a strong communicator, collaborator, and leads by example. Successful Builders embrace change and we encourage bringing in fresh ideas and a culture of feedback. You will directly impact the growth of the company and support our scaling efforts.

The role is 6-12 month, with extensions possible depending on performance and business needs. We follow a hybrid schedule out of our San Mateo office, requiring in-office presence Tuesday–Thursday.

You Will:

• Partner closely with Roblox recruiters and business leaders to deeply understand each team’s goals and talent needs, then identify, attract, and engage top candidates who will drive our mission forward
• Proactively source and engage top talent through Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, and other platforms
• Influence and improve processes to help the team work smarter, faster, and at scale
• Share talent market insights with hiring managers to guide decisions on leveling, compensation, and candidate profiles
• Mentor and coach hiring managers and interviewers, raising the bar on calibration, evaluation, and selection practices
• Champion a best-in-class candidate experience that reflects our values and culture at every stage of the process
• Ensure operational excellence with clean pipelines, accurate data, and strong ATS hygiene
• Use data and insights to diagnose bottlenecks, measure impact, and tell compelling stories to stakeholders
• Act as a strategic thought partner to hiring leaders, bringing recruiting analytics and competitive intelligence to shape organizational growth

You Have:

• 6+ years of top of funnel technical recruiting experience (Engineering, C++, Product)
• Proven ability to manage high-volume pipelines while delivering quality results
• Demonstrated success in hiring senior and niche technical talent in competitive markets
• A strong track record of influencing stakeholders and solving complex recruiting challenges with creativity and innovation
• Experience utilizing an Applicant Tracking System to maintain candidate pipelines
• A data-driven approach with the ability to analyze metrics, surface insights, and inform strategy
• A startup mentality and open to thinking outside of the box

Monthly Salary Range

$12,176 — $15,480 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.