Engineering Manager (Reliability Engineering)

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

Base salary: $295,250–$345,040 USD per year, plus equity compensation and benefits for full-time employees.

Company

Roblox builds a platform and tools for developers and creators to create 3D immersive digital experiences for a global community.

What you will do

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams within the Site Reliability organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product partners to improve system reliability and scalability.
• Engage with production environments, analyze operational trends, and derive actionable insights to maintain and improve production health.
• Develop and enforce production guardrails for scalable and reliable service operations.
• Guide teams in designing and implementing robust, resilient architectures that maintain performance under varying loads.
• Report directly to the Head of Reliability Engineering and develop strategic roadmaps for successful delivery.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• In-depth knowledge of large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure.
• Strong foundation in software engineering principles and practices.
• Extensive experience guiding teams in the design and implementation of scalable systems, including robust architectures that manage growth and maintain performance under varying loads.
• More than 3 years of experience in engineering management roles, with a track record of leading successful projects and teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to foster a problem-solving culture within large-scale engineering projects.
• Strong technical skills and a hands-on approach to achieving team objectives.
• Experience in project management, strategic planning, and developing detailed delivery roadmaps.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on large-scale technical challenges involving reliability, scalability, and safer shared digital experiences.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Office-based roles provide optional office presence on Monday and Friday in addition to required Tuesday–Thursday attendance.
• Roblox provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.