Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 50 days Roblox's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Roblox's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Roblox
- high 200 stale, 9 reposted of 234 open
- Hiring momentum
- 313 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Roblox's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Roblox.
About this role
As the Senior Director of Engineering for Generative AI at Roblox, you will lead the Applied AI organization within the Roblox Build platform, focusing on creating high-quality generative systems. Your responsibilities will include overseeing model strategy, adaptation, and evaluation, as well as driving advancements in AI capabilities for 3D scene generation and code generation. You will work closely with both AI researchers and production engineers to ensure that the tools developed meet the needs of creators and improve their outcomes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Roblox as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in machine learning and AI
- 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles overseeing applied AI or ML engineering organizations
- Deep technical grounding in applied AI areas such as LLM post-training, model routing and adaptation, code generation, or evaluation science
- Experience building and leading high-performing organizations that include AI research scientists and production engineers
- Strong evaluation fluency with a track record of building evaluation frameworks and benchmarks
- Experience operating cross-functionally in complex technical organizations
Nice to have
- Genuine interest in AI-assisted 3D world creation and domain-specific code generation
What you get
- Equity compensation
- Benefits as described in the posting
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the specified onsite days
- Salary range provided but may vary based on multiple factors
- Potential limitations on employment for candidates requiring certain U.S. visa sponsorship
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Listed by Roblox on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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