Senior Engineering Manager Data Services

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 were 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. Were 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 youll 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.

Data Services:

As an Engineering Manager of Data Services you will be a trailblazer building and leading a high-performing engineering team. Your team will initially focus on building a self-served exa-byte scale Data Services for ingestion stream data processing serving. You will set a high technical bar champion Robloxs leadership principles and drive the delivery of innovative products that delight our users.

You Will:

• Build and Lead: Attract hire mentor and inspire a diverse team of exceptional engineers. Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone thrives.
• Set the Bar: Establish and maintain a high standard for technical excellence. Ensure your team delivers reliable scalable and secure solutions that adhere to Robloxs engineering principles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managersdata engineers data scientists and other stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the overall engineering strategy for Roblox. Find opportunities for innovation and growth and prioritize projects that deliver the most value to our users.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement within your team. Encourage experimentation knowledge sharing and adoption of new technologies.

You Have:

• Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading and scaling engineering teams ideally in a high-growth environment.
• 2 years of experience in engineering management - setting roadmap charter vision key metrics for the engineering team
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of data principles architectures and technologies.
• 8 years of experience with big data tools and technologies like Kafka Flink Druid Spark optimized Sql Map Reduce HDFS Hive
• Experience with programming languages like Golang Java Python Helm Terraform
• Experience working with Cloud providers like AWS - S3 EMR EKS
• A graduate degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field is a plus
• Roblox Alignment: Strong alignment with Robloxs leadership principles including a focus on respect safety creativity and community.
• Excellent Communication: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to build rapport with team members stakeholders and leaders across the organization.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to break down complex challenges and develop creative solutions.
• Passion for Data : Data driven in decision making and eager to make Data Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable
• Passion for Roblox: A genuine excitement for our platform and the possibilities of the metaverse.