Roblox
Software Engineering Manager, Engine UI
$294K–$343K
San Mateo, CA, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Dec 18, 2025
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional development experience and 5+ years of management experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may not be able to employ candidates whose work authorization relates to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
About the job
Leads development of Roblox’s cross-platform engine UI capabilities, enabling developers to create high-quality, performant interfaces for games, the Roblox App, and Roblox Studio.
What you'll do
- Lead development of C++ engine code for foundational UI features.
- Author and review API proposals that expose UI capabilities to Luau.
- Manage and provide technical guidance to Senior Engineers; work with the developer community on their creative goals.
What they ask for
- Fluent programming skills in C++.
- Previous leadership or people-management experience.
- Extensive experience in areas such as game engines and UI.
- Ability to design intuitive solutions and write high-performance code using systems-level 3D math, pointers, templates, and raw memory.
Nice to have
- Lua experience.
- Cross-platform project experience, including consoles or mobile devices.
Pay
$293,800 — $343,340 USD annual base salary
Tools
C++, Luau, Lua
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