Technical Director, Content Platform

Roblox•San Mateo, CA

11d•$399,420 - $457,970•Onsite

About The Position

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. The Content Platform team at Roblox powers the infrastructure behind every asset used across the Roblox ecosystem—enabling creators and developers to bring their visions to life at global scale. From 3D models and images to videos and audio, our platform manages the complete lifecycle of all assets essential for immersive experiences, supporting one of the largest services in the world at over 100+ million requests per second. Our mission is to deliver a seamless, reliable, and innovative content system that empowers creators, supports record-breaking games, and ensures the highest standards of performance and safety for our community. As the Technical Director for Content Platform, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for the technical and product vision of Roblox’s asset infrastructure. You will own the lifecycle of every asset—from creation and upload to storage, indexing, delivery, and rendering in the game client. Your leadership will be critical in scaling our systems, optimizing distributed infrastructure, and enabling new possibilities for creators and players alike.

Requirements

12+ years of experience building high-impact, consumer-facing applications at scale. BS in Computer Science or related experience is preferred
Deep expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure, delivering high-performance, reliable platforms in high-traffic production environments
Strong experience working with cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

An innovative technical leader passionate about building world-class infrastructure that powers the creativity of millions
Product-minded, with a keen understanding of developer needs, asset workflows, and the impact of backend systems on user experience
Adaptable and curious, eager to tackle unique technical challenges and drive the future of content platforms at scale

Responsibilities

Define and drive the long-term strategy, architecture, and priorities for the Content Platform team, ensuring scalable, high-performance asset management
Lead engineering teams in building and maintaining robust, large-scale distributed systems to support the creation, upload, storage, indexing, and delivery of all asset types used on Roblox
Oversee the operation Roblox’s largest backend service, handling 100 million+ requests per second, and ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency at global scale
Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product, infrastructure, and developer platform teams, to align engineering initiatives with the needs of creators and the broader Roblox ecosystem
Guide ownership of roadmaps, projects, and outcomes, balancing innovation with operational excellence, security, and cost efficiency