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Salary: USD 226,400 - 277,350 / annual
Roblox is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the Engine team to drive cross-functional technical programs that enable great user and creator experiences on the platform. In this role, you will manage end-to-end engine programs spanning game-engine, graphics, and avatar mechanics, working closely with engineering and product leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage engine programs end-to-end with cross-functional teams, ensuring strong alignment between program objectives and company long-term vision
- Work with engineering and product leads to define workflows, scopes of work, milestones, and execution plans in standard documentation
- Contribute to holistic program direction by identifying gaps in strategy, definition, and execution, then developing improvement plans
- Enable engineering teams to stay focused on priorities while reliably managing all project phases
- Establish and maintain effective cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Drive the build, release, expansion, and adoption of technologies; build task forces to automate manual efforts
- Constantly communicate program/project health, risks, and timeline implications to technical and product leads and stakeholders
This is an opportunity to be an early member of the TPM team and help define what great technical program management looks like at Roblox.
Roblox is a platform where tens of millions of people daily explore, create, play, learn, and connect in 3D immersive experiences. The company is on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility by building tools and platforms that empower creators worldwide.
The role is based in San Mateo with hybrid flexibility: onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Track record as a technical leader with domain expertise in software engineering or systems engineering
- Experience working on multiple tech stacks
- Experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience identifying critical technical problems and opportunities
- Data-driven strategic thinking with ability to convey ideas that materialize in solid planning and day-to-day execution
- Experience delivering end-to-end technical programs through effective execution while meeting quality and performance requirements
- Ability to turn specific solutions into systems that benefit larger communities
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments with competing resources and priorities
- Knowledge of user needs, scoping, planning, execution, and delivery
- Outstanding communication skills for both engineering and program-leadership audiences
- Self-starter attitude with high degree of self-direction and independent drive
- Flexibility around process; using process as a tool when appropriate
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Technical depth and problem-solving skills
- 3D graphics understanding
- Game engine experience
