Engineering Manager, App Performance

Overview

Lead a team focused on making Roblox more performant, responsive, and resilient across all supported platforms (mobile, desktop, console), driving performance optimization research and long-term strategy for regression defense and architecture improvements.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team, supporting engineers from junior to senior.
• Foster a team culture of collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence while getting things done.
• Define and execute the product and technical strategy for performance improvements and regression defense across all supported platforms.
• Own the team's mission and outcomes, working with stakeholders to define the roadmap and ensure execution.
• Partner with PM, Data, and stakeholders across Roblox to identify opportunities, analyze impact, create novel solutions, and establish processes aimed at improving application performance.

What you'll need

• 2+ years of experience as an engineering manager or tech lead manager.
• 8+ years of experience building large client applications with deep technical expertise in at least one client platform: Android, iOS, Windows, or MacOS.
• Excellence in collaborating with others and in developing software engineers, with demonstrated outcomes of facilitating team success and leading by example.
• A proven track record of technical delivery in high-scale environments with complex constraints.
• Experience solving difficult problems involving both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

Details

• Location: Roblox HQ, San Mateo, CA (no remote option).
• Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.
• Annual base salary range: $295,250 to $345,040 USD.
• Full-time employees are also eligible 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.