Roblox
TechnicalDirector,ContentPlatform
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“Technical Director, Content Platform at Roblox. Skills: technical and product vision of Roblox’s asset infrastructure, scaling our systems, optimizing distributed infrastructure. Define and drive the long-term strategy, architecture, and priorities for the Content Platform team. Lead engineering teams in building and maintaining robust, large-scale distributed systems”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring scalable, high-performance asset management; ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency at global scale; align engineering initiatives with the needs of creators and the broader Roblox ecosystem; balancing innovation with operational excellence, security, and cost efficiency
Industry & Context.
solving unique technical challenges at scale; tackle unique technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years of experience building high-impact, consumer-facing applications at scale, Deep expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure, delivering high-performance, reliable platforms in high-traffic production environments, experience working with cross-functional teams
Nice to Have
BS in Computer Science or related experience
What You'll Do.
Define and drive the long-term strategy
and priorities for the Content Platform team
Lead engineering teams in building and maintaining robust
large-scale distributed systems
Oversee the operation Roblox’s largest backend service
handling 100 million+ requests per second
Guide ownership of roadmaps
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product, infrastructure, and developer platform teams
Process & Methodology
Guide ownership of roadmaps, projects, and outcomes
Full Job Description
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. You Will: Define and drive the long-term strategy, architecture, and priorities for the Content Platform
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