Director of Engineering – Studio Systems

Roblox
San Mateo, California, United States
Full Time
Hybrid
Senior
USD 399,420 – 457,970
Engineering Information Technology Telecommunications

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Job summary

The Director of Engineering for Studio Systems at Roblox leads the architecture, development, and long-term evolution of core systems powering Roblox Studio’s IDE and developer workflows, including scripting, debugging, and toolchain, requiring strong experience in developer tools, large-scale C++ codebases, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

This Director of Engineering will own the technical direction and delivery of major investments across Roblox Studio’s core systems, leading teams focused on foundational areas like scripting, debugging, toolchain, and architecture. The role involves setting a high engineering quality bar, leading senior staff, driving alignment across partner teams, and translating long-term technical strategy into durable roadmaps.

Qualifications

AI-assisted creation architecture C++ debugging developer tools IDE performance reliability scalability

Candidates must have 15+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of large-scale systems and proven success navigating major architectural or tooling transitions. Essential technical requirements include deep systems engineering experience, substantial C++ knowledge, and strong experience building developer tools or IDE-like environments.

English

Benefits

Equity compensation

Company

Roblox

Roblox

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Location
San Mateo, California, United States
Website
roblox.com

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