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Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure

San Mateo, CAFull-time$295k2026-07-15 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead backend and data infrastructure for Roblox's Homepage and Experience Details Page, powering discovery, engagement, and retention for millions of daily active users.

Role type

Senior Engineering Manager (Backend/Data Infrastructure)

Builds

Large-scale distributed systems, data infrastructure, and personalization platforms for content discovery.

Domain

Consumer internet, 3D immersive platforms, distributed systems, machine learning-powered personalization.

Required skills

Distributed systems architecture, service-oriented architecture, high-throughput backend platforms, data infrastructure, ML-powered serving systems, team leadership, technical strategy, cross-functional partnership, talent development.

Preferred skills

Experience with ranking, recommendation, search, or ads systems, building Personalization-as-a-Platform, real-time user signal infrastructure, ranking observability.

Technologies

None explicitly listed.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a high-performing team of Backend and Data Engineers; define and execute the technical roadmap for large-scale content discovery and personalization; drive high-impact initiatives like full-page personalization and real-time user signal infrastructure; partner with ML, Data Science, Product, and Design teams to deliver measurable impact; build a strong engineering culture focused on technical excellence and reliability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities