Roblox · 7 hours ago
Senior/Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Content Safety
San Mateo, CA, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$277K/yr - $343K/yr
7+ years expRoblox is a platform that empowers a global community to create and share immersive digital experiences. The Senior/Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer will lead efforts to develop systems that ensure user-generated content is safe and compliant, tackling challenges in online safety at scale.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain end to end machine learning systems to detect and remediate problematic or abusive content on Roblox in real time
Innovate on detection strategies in a rapidly evolving landscape, using data-driven approaches to creatively and strategically identify emerging threats
Shape the team’s technical vision by helping define the roadmap, establishing foundational architecture, and driving key execution milestones
Mentor and support junior engineers, setting strong technical standards and fostering a culture of collaboration and learning
Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Moderation Operations, Product Management, Data Science, and other stakeholders to deliver impactful, community-focused solutions
Set technical strategy and oversee development of high scale, high throughput and reliable infrastructure systems for large-scale, real-time inference, especially as we scale up both inference qps and model size
Dig into performance bottlenecks all along the inference stack, spanning from model optimizations to infrastructure optimizations
Stay abreast of industry trends in machine learning and infrastructure to ensure the adoption of leading-edge technologies and practices
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying large-scale machine learning systems in production environments
A proven ability to develop robust, scalable solutions for complex, ambiguous safety challenges
Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving
Preferred
Experience working across modalities such as text, images, or 3D data is a plus
Benefits
Equity compensation
Benefits as described on this page
Company
Roblox
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that offers a shared digital experience that brings people together through play.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$874.45MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzAltos Ventures
2024-10-01Post Ipo Equity
2022-04-12Series Unknown· $17.71M
2021-08-11Series Unknown
Leadership Team
David Baszucki
Founder and CEO
Michael Guthrie
CFO
Recent News
2026-01-11
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