Director of Engineering, Roblox
Marketplace Shopping and Expression
$383.9-440.2k
Eligible for equity
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$383.9-440.2k
Eligible for equity
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- A track record of leading product engineering teams focused on building user facing products that improve experience and drives impact
- Passion for building products for users that improve quality and experience for users while incorporating excellent engineering practices
- Experience includes 10+ years managing a team of Software Engineers and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
What the job involves
- The Marketplace Shopping and Expression team at Roblox is dedicated and responsible for building the future of virtual item commerce on our platform. This team builds the systems that enable users to discover the right products and services, at the right time, to create Avatars they love
- With millions of items available in the marketplace and a fast growing user base, there is a wide range of engineering and product challenges under the Marketplace ecosystem. Plenty of opportunities to design scalable, reliable, publicly facing systems and building complex features from scratch
- You will Manage a team of Software Engineers and report directly to our Director of Engineering
- Contribute to building the vision and strategy of Roblox's global economy
- Grow and cultivate and impactful team by hiring, mentoring, and growing talented engineers while identifying and promoting effective engineering practices
- Be a key member of the leadership team - influencing the direction and priorities of your teams and the broader Marketplace/Economy organization
- Drive ownership of product roadmaps, projects, problems, and outcomes throughout their entire life cycles
- Participate technically through coaching, code review, technical review, and architectural guidance
- Drive broad cross-company projects to improve engineering productivity and efficiency and help shape the direction and priorities of the Economy organization
Our take
While online gaming is no longer a revolutionary concept, Roblox has established itself as a leader in the industry by creating a gaming toolbox that encourages quality game creation, which it pays developers for.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
The experiences on the platform are made by Roblox's over three million creators, and are available on a range of devices from PC to Xbox to Oculus, and more. The company has grown at an impressive rate, and has been keen to adopt new developments in the tech world, for example with its real-time AI translation for players to interact outside their native tongue.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- 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
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Founders
David Baszucki
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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