Job brief: Senior Machine Learning Engineer: Creator Tools & Automation

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• Listed on Roblox's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-11 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-11.
• The apply link opens careers.roblox.com, the address Roblox's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $243,290 to $295,250 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Mateo, CA, United States · San Mateo, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-10

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 5+ years of experience shipping high-complexity software and supporting mission-critical applications at scale.

Main duties

• Help and understand the needs of the community that uses our software, from internal Creator Relations teams to developers of every size around the world.
• Take ownership and responsibility for designing, building, testing, and deploying services within the Roblox ecosystem.
• Turn early prototypes and team-built tools into reliable, scalable, production-quality products.
• Work on a variety of unique technical challenges within complex systems.
• Be a technical bar-raiser for high code quality, architectural designs, and long-term planning.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in San Mateo, CA: $254k a year (217 listings, 2 employers). This listing is 6% higher.
• Across Roblox's 257 open listings, 44% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Roblox hires

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