Director of research

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 around 3000 employees, including 120 working daily on R&D projects, we rely on constant innovation to support a disproportionately large amount of content in over 5M daily active experiences and 80M daily active users. This also means that we are a large enough company to achieve our vision and a phenomenal work environment, but still small enough that each engineer and scientist can have tremendous impact on the product, player community, and culture.”

You will:

• Drive internal R&D projects to foster innovation and development.
• Oversee international technology governance, focusing on intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI).
• Provide outward-facing tech leadership to enhance organizational visibility and influence.
• Engage in research conferences to share knowledge and establish industry connections.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities to promote collaboration and talent development

You have:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in any field
• Identified and framed new research challenges for the field
• Published multiple peer-reviewed articles in top-tier venues every year
• Sought societal impact and real-world validation for your work by driving product direction
• Have worked in, consulted for, or collaborated with industry R&D groups
• Regularly collaborated with and mentored graduate students
• Served on conference programme committees
• Frequently presented research at conferences and invited university talks
• Used and contributed to open source and data

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.

Annual Salary Range

$383,910-$440,190 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love:

• Industry-leading compensation package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Roflex – Flexible and supportive work policy
• Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
• At Roblox HQ:
• Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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 for all candidates during the interview process.

Tagged as: Artificial Intelligence, Business, Collaboration, Content, Focusing, Governance, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Leadership, Market, Optimism, Research, Talent Development, training