TLM (Tech Lead Manager) - Recommendation Systems (Homepage) (ML Personalization)

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

Salary: $295,250–$345,040 USD annual base pay, plus potential equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead and grow a team of Backend and Data Engineers responsible for Roblox’s Homepage and discovery surfaces.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for content discovery, personalization, ranking, data, and backend-serving systems.
• Drive initiatives including Personalization-as-a-Platform, full-page personalization, real-time user signal infrastructure, and ranking observability.
• Partner with Machine Learning, Data Science, Product, Design, Frontend, Ads, Marketplace, Economy, Search, and Core Infrastructure teams.
• Build an engineering culture focused on technical excellence, reliability, experimentation, operational health, and talent development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead Manager.
• Strong technical depth in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, high-throughput backend platforms, data infrastructure, or ML-powered serving systems.
• Experience leading teams that build and operate large-scale consumer-facing production systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements.
• Track record of delivering complex, ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives with measurable product or business impact.
• Experience growing engineers, developing technical leaders, and building high-performing teams.
• For US-based roles, certain US visa categories may not be supported and future H-1B sponsorship may not be available.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with eligibility for equity compensation and employee benefits.
• Focus on technical excellence, reliability, experimentation, operational health, and continuous talent development.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.