Director of Engineering – Studio Systems

Overview

Lead a critical area of Roblox Studio's technical foundation as Director of Engineering for Studio Systems, accountable for the architecture, execution, and long-term evolution of core systems that power Studio's IDE and developer workflows.

What you'll do

• Own the technical direction and delivery of major investments across Studio's core systems.
• Lead teams working on foundational areas such as scripting, debugging, toolchain, architecture, and related developer workflows.
• Set and uphold a high engineering quality bar for performance, reliability, maintainability, and extensibility.
• Lead senior engineers and managers across multiple teams.
• Drive alignment and execution across Studio, Engine, Product, Design, Infrastructure, and related partner teams.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate long-term technical strategy into durable roadmaps and organizational plans.
• Help shape Studio into a best-in-class development environment for both emerging creators and professional developers.
• Contribute to the future direction of AI-assisted creation workflows where they intersect with Studio's core systems and developer experience.

What you'll need

• 15+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of large-scale and long-lived technical systems.
• Proven leadership through major architectural, tooling, or platform transitions.
• Strong experience building developer tools, IDEs, editor technologies, or other sophisticated technical products.
• Deep technical background in systems engineering, including substantial experience with C++.
• Familiarity with creator tools and workflows, especially in game development, 3D creation, or interactive development environments.
• Track record of delivering reliable, high-quality systems in complex production environments.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to communicate effectively at both deep technical and executive levels.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-assisted creation, intelligent tooling, or LLM-powered workflows.

Details

• Based at the San Mateo, CA headquarters, hybrid with onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.
• Annual base salary range of $399,420 to $457,970 USD, plus eligibility for equity compensation and benefits.
• For US-based roles only, the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.