Director of Engineering AI for Roblox Studio
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Why Roblox Studio
Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D experiences built by creators around the world. It serves everyone from first-time developers to large professional studios combining a powerful real-time engine with a deeply expressive toolchain.
Were entering a major platform transition: evolving Studio into an AI-Native IDE where intelligent systems can plan act validate and iterate alongside creators. This shift is foundational to the future of creation on Roblox and must be executed with rigor reliability and scale.
The Role
We are seeking a Director of Engineering for Studio Assistant to own and drive this transformation.
In this role you are accountable for the architecture execution and long-term success of agentic AI systems embedded deeply into Roblox Studio. You will operate at the intersection of platform engineering AI systems and developer experience by setting direction not just for features but for how AI-powered creation works at Roblox.
This role carries responsibility for multi-year platform bets organizational design and the technical quality bar for AI inside Roblox Studio.
You Will:
- Own the technical direction and delivery of Studios AI-Native IDE strategy.
- Build and scale agentic AI systems (planning execution validation evaluation) that are production-grade and reliable.
- Set and uphold the engineering quality bar for AI systems inside Studio.
- Lead senior engineers and managers across multiple teams.
- Drive alignment and execution across Studio Creator Foundation AI Safety and Infrastructure.
- Partner with executive leadership to translate long-term AI strategy into durable roadmaps.
You Have:
- 15 years of engineering experience including ownership of large-scale long-lived platforms.
- Proven leadership through major platform or architectural transitions.
- Deep experience building LLM-powered and agentic systems beyond chat-based interfaces.
- Strong background in developer tools or IDE-like platforms.
- Track record of delivering reliable systems in complex production environments.
- Ability to operate effectively at bothdeep technical and executive levels.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
Roblox is the ultimate virtual universe that lets you create, share experiences with friends, and be anything you can imagine. Join millions of people and discover an infinite variety of immersive experiences created by a global community!
