Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads

roblox· Software Engineering
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📍 San Mateo, CA, United States💰 USD 295K–345K

About this role

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.

With Roblox Ads business growing at a rapid rate, we are building large scale ads machine learning infrastructure to deliver effective performance ads to our users, and more business values to our advertisers.

We’re looking for an EM to lead a team of exceptional ML infrastructure engineers, build scalable, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure that powers ML systems across our organization. You’ll operate at the scales of hundreds of billions of engagements, and redefine how we deliver performance ads to hundreds of millions of users. 

You Will:

  • Lead strategic planning and roadmap execution of scalable production-ready ML systems including model training, data pipelines, feature engineering and model inference.
  • Own the architecture, establish engineering best practices of scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of ML infrastructure (e.g., training, serving, feature).
  • Work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, platform teams, and product stakeholders to design, implement, and operate robust ML platforms that accelerate model development and deployment.
  • Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of ML infrastructure engineers.

You Have:

    • 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying large-scale machine learning systems in production environments.
    • 2+ years of experience managing ML infrastructure engineers
    • End-to-End Execution: You’ve built ML systems from data ingestion to serving in production.
    • Team-first Mindset: A collaborative leader who thrives on mentoring and enabling others to succeed.
    • BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range
$295,250—$345,040 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads role at roblox?
The listed salary for this Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads position at roblox is USD 295K–345K. This is an full-time role.
Where is the Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads position at roblox located?
This Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads role at roblox is based in San Mateo, CA, United States. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads at roblox belong to?
This Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads position is part of the Software Engineering department at roblox. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads position at roblox?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to roblox's official application portal hosted on greenhouse where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads job at roblox posted?
This Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads position at roblox was posted on Jul 28, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Infrastructure, Ads
roblox · 💰 USD 295K–345K
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