Engineering Manager - Data Services
@ Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States
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Posted 4 days ago

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About Roblox

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect in 3D immersive digital experiences. Roblox empowers its global community to bring any experience to life by building innovative tools and platforms.

Role Overview: Engineering Manager - Data Services

As the Engineering Manager of Data Services, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for developing self-served, exabyte-scale data services for data ingestion, stream processing, and serving. You will set high technical standards, embody Roblox's leadership principles, and drive the delivery of innovative, reliable and secure products.

Your Responsibilities

  • Build and Lead: Attract, hire, mentor, and inspire a diverse engineering team.
  • Set the Bar: Establish and maintain high standards for technical excellence and solution quality.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with product managers, data engineers, data scientists, and other stakeholders.
  • Strategic Planning: Contribute to Roblox's overall engineering strategy and project prioritization.
  • Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of learning and innovation.

What You Bring

  • Proven experience in leading and scaling engineering teams.
  • 2+ years in engineering management, setting roadmap, vision, and key metrics.
  • 8+ years with big data tools (Kafka, Flink, Druid, Spark, SQL, MapReduce, HDFS, Hive).
  • Experience in programming with Golang, Java, Python; familiarity with Helm and Terraform.
  • Knowledge of cloud providers like AWS (S3, EMR, EKS) and data architectures.
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus.
  • Alignment with Roblox's principles: respect, safety, creativity, and community.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • A passion for data and making it Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.
  • An enthusiasm for Roblox and the evolving metaverse.

Additional Details

This role is based in San Mateo, CA with a work arrangement that is onsite for most of the week. Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.

Key skills/competency

  • Engineering Management
  • Data Services
  • Big Data
  • Team Leadership
  • Technical Excellence
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Data Architectures
  • Strategic Planning
  • Roblox Principles
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How to Get Hired at Roblox

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize Your Resume: Highlight leadership and big data experience.
  • Research Roblox: Understand their platform and core principles.
  • Showcase Technical Skills: Emphasize experience with Kafka, AWS, and Spark.
  • Prepare for Behavioral Interviews: Use clear examples of team leadership.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review big data tool architectures.
Deep dive into AWS services.
Practice coding in Golang/Java.
Study data streaming technologies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging leadership experience.
Explain cross-team conflict resolution.
Detail a project prioritization scenario.
Discuss mentorship and team growth.

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