Engineering Manager, Ads Experience (AI)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States. Office-based roles require onsite presence Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.

Company

Roblox builds a platform for immersive 3D digital experiences created by a global community of developers and creators.

What you will do

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team, including hiring, performance management, career development, and team culture.
• Drive the roadmap and end-to-end architecture for Roblox Ads Manager, Brand Ads & Integrations, and Creator Monetization & Commerce.
• Own the full software development lifecycle and balance rapid product iteration with long-term technical health.
• Guide system design and frontend/backend architecture for forecasting, campaign management, and real-time reporting at scale.
• Apply AI to multimodal creative generation and intelligent campaign setup, optimization, and troubleshooting assistants.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to translate business requirements into technical implementation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience and 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience delivering customer-facing web products end to end and working with the ad tech stack, including campaign management, reporting, creative, ad serving, measurement, and ad delivery.
• Strong background in distributed systems and highly available backend services using Go, C#, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of modern frontend architecture, including React and TypeScript.
• Experience with engineering best practices such as code reviews, testing strategies, and incident management for high-scale systems.
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation eligibility.
• Benefits are available to eligible full-time employees.
• Inclusive, high-output engineering culture focused on mentoring and career development.
• Equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.
• For US-based roles, future H-1B sponsorship may not be supported, and certain US visa categories may not be accepted.