[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Roblox jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Roblox · San Mateo, CA # Software Engineering Manager, Engine UI San Mateo, CA Manager or lead $293,800 — $343,340 Software Engineering Listed on Roblox’s official careers site. Posted December 18, 2025. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Roblox’s careers site →](https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/7482015?gh_jid=7482015) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Roblox](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/) / Software Engineering Manager, Engine UI ## 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. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to join our Engine UI team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the development of our state-of-the-art game engine, building out User Interface capabilities across all of Roblox. No matter the platform, be it mobile, desktop or consoles, you will help enable our game developers to unlock, accelerate, and promote the creation of high quality, performant UI that empowers meaningful interaction. ### You Will - Lead the development on our C++ engine code that powers the foundational UI features in the world’s most popular games, as well as the Roblox App and Roblox Studio - Take lead in authoring and reviewing API proposals to expose UI capability to Luau; our fast, Lua-derived scripting language that powers user-generated creation Manage Senior Engineers and provide technical guidance - Work closely with our game developer community to help achieve their creative vision Have fun learning about what makes Roblox an amazing platform and place to work, while supplying to industry leading technologies You have: 8+ years of professional development experience and 5+ years of management experience Fluent programming skills in C++ (Lua experience is a plus!) Previous leadership experience or people management experience Worked extensively in areas like Game Engines and UI Designs solutions that can be intuitively understood by developers of varying fields, such as engineers, game designers, and UI designers Systems level 3D math, pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write high-performance code, not your enemies Experience with cross platform projects, including consoles or mobile devices is a plus Detailed designs, rigorous in handling edge cases, and diligent in automated testing 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 $293,800 — $343,340 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Dec 18, 2025 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 304 days - Location: San Mateo, CA - Pay: $293,800 — $343,340[Apply on Roblox’s careers site →](https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/7482015?gh_jid=7482015) ## More jobs at Roblox ### [Director, Product Management, Consumer Frontend](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/jobs/618dea38caeed8a50e32/) San Mateo, CA ### [Principal Frontend Software Engineer - Discovery](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/jobs/398950a33788754f79e1/) San Mateo, CA ### [Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/jobs/ffe1dce0d85429fc740d/) San Mateo, CA ### [Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/jobs/788ab089afa64d9b6c2e/) San Mateo, CA ### [Principal Security Software Engineer, IAM](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/roblox/jobs/aca788f4dd092e078ecf/) San Mateo, CA ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Specialist - Engine Engineering (Controls Engineering)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hyundai-motor/jobs/f52322b5528f464ac490/) Hyundai Motor · Montgomery, AL, US ### [Technical Director - Engine Controls Systems in Endicott, New York, United States | Engineering & Technology at BAE Systems](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/f3db227bacfeb02c09f9/) BAE Systems · Endicott, New York, United States ### [Software Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/dbe3a9ca25a9206aad46/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [Manager, Software Engineering, SalesForce](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cardinal-health/jobs/c0d4d1cc32b2890ae447/) Cardinal Health · International ### [Manager of Software Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/3aacb1bd4c7f0431291d/) JPMorganChase · NY, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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