Principal Technical Program Manager, Compute Infrastructure
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
As a Technical Program Manager for Compute Infrastructure,
You will:
- Lead technical programs to develop and rollout next generation technology solutions to process a diverse spectrum of compute workloads across Roblox services to enable users around the world to efficiently, reliably, and securely enjoy the Roblox Platform
- Build advanced computing solutions for Roblox developer and user needs
- Define problem space, collect user requirements and drive engineering teams to plan and ship large-scale systems
- Clearly communicate technology, requirements, goals, and milestones.
- Balance efficiency, and priorities based on impact to the community and our long-term goals
- Align senior leadership and key stakeholders around program roadmap
- Manage programs from beginning to end, focusing on what is best for long-term success
- Unblock teams and allow them to stay true to top priorities
- Enable engineering teams to reliably manage all project phases
- Use data-driven approach to inform teams' direction
- Manage dependencies across teams and components
- Influence, drive and deliver the product roadmap in support of innovation, cost-to-serve, scale, performance, quality and reliability and other strategic business initiatives
You have:
- Been a technical leader with domain expertise in systems and software used to process and manage Cloud and on-prem Infrastructure
- 7+ years of experience in software industry driving the build of large-scale systems
- Experienced with establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
- Experienced with identifying critical technical problems and opportunities
- Experienced with delivering end to end technical programs through roadmapping and reliable execution
- Able to turn specific solutions into systems that benefit the larger community in the long run
- Knowledgeable about user needs, scoping, planning, execution and delivery
- Flexible around process, using process as a tool when it makes sense for a team
- Domain expertise in system or software engineering
- Capability of establishing working relationships across diverse teams
- Technical depth in infrastructure systems and experience in AI/ML infrastructure
- Effective communications
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- 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
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.
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