Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform

Overview

Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for the technical and product vision of Roblox's asset infrastructure as IC Technical Director for Content Platform.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the long-term strategy, architecture, and priorities for the Content Platform team, ensuring scalable, high-performance asset management
• Lead engineering teams in building and maintaining robust, large-scale distributed systems to support the creation, upload, storage, indexing, and delivery of all asset types used on Roblox
• Oversee the operation of Roblox's largest backend service, handling 100 million+ requests per second, and ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency at global scale
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product, infrastructure, and developer platform teams, to align engineering initiatives with the needs of creators and the broader Roblox ecosystem
• Guide ownership of roadmaps, projects, and outcomes, balancing innovation with operational excellence, security, and cost efficiency

What you'll need

• 12+ years of experience building high-impact, consumer-facing applications at scale
• Deep expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure, delivering high-performance, reliable platforms in high-traffic production environments
• Strong experience working with cross-functional teams

Nice to have

• BS in Computer Science or related experience

Details

• Location: San Mateo, CA, United States (headquarters)
• Roles based in the office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday
• Full-time employment
• Annual base salary range $399,420 to $457,970 USD, plus equity compensation and benefits
• For US-based roles, 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