Engineering Manager - Compute SRE

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.

Are you an experienced engineering leader with a passion for reliability and scalability? We’re looking for an exceptional Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager to join the Compute infrastructure team at Roblox. In this role, you will partner with other Eng leaders to establish a group to evolve Compute’s best practices and systems to ensure they meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and efficiency. You’ll collaborate with teams across Compute and work closely with the central Roblox Reliability team to build robust infrastructure that supports our growth. If you have a track record of leading high-impact software engineering teams and a knack for solving complex technical challenges, we want to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of our platform and delivering unparalleled value to our users.

At Roblox, our vision is to achieve 1 billion daily active users. We believe this leader will be instrumental in driving us towards that ambitious goal.

You will:

• Drive Reliability: Collaborate with cross-functional product partners (both within Compute and in the wider company) to enhance and elevate reliability of our systems.
• Champion Production Health: Engage directly with production environments, analyzing key trends and deriving actionable insights. Take ownership of maintaining and improving production health.
• Build and Implement: Build systems that improve reliability, automation, and reduce toil towards Compute’s North Star. Compute is responsible for everything from the machine lifecycle to providing high level orchestration services and service discovery to the wider Roblox development team.

You have:

• Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• System Expertise: You’ve worked with large live systems at scale, ideally in an infrastructure setting.
• Software Engineering Background: Great foundation in software engineering principles and practices.
• Scalable Design Experience: Extensive experience in guiding teams on designing and implementing scalable systems. Expertise in creating robust architectures that efficiently manage growth and maintain performance under varying loads, ensuring systems are resilient and adaptable to evolving demands.
• Engineering Management: Over 3 years of experience in engineering management roles, with a consistent track record of leading successful projects and teams.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

You are:

• A Visionary Leader: Capable of leading teams and fostering a problem-solving culture within large-scale engineering projects.
• Hands-On and Technical: Equipped with strong technical skills and a hands-on approach to achieving team objectives.
• Strategic Planner: Skilled in project management, strategic planning, and developing detailed roadmaps for successful delivery.

This role is Hybrid, requiring three days per week in our San Mateo headquarters.

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.

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love:

• Industry-leading compensation package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
• Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
• Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
• At Roblox HQ:
• Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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 for all candidates during the interview process.