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Senior Engineering Manager - Payments (Risk & Fraud) at Roblox
RobloxSan Mateo, CA, United States·5d ago
SeniorFull-timeAWSMachine LearningGit
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for an Engineering Manager in Payments - Risk to lead the vision and execution for core risk services that facilitate fiat monetary transactions on the Roblox platform. This role is critical to protecting a multi-billion dollar economy and directly impacts Roblox's revenue, margins, and user experience globally.
Key Responsibilities
- →Lead the domain: Own the long-term health, roadmap, and execution of the Economic Risk across Roblox.
- →Manage team direction and delivery: Oversee the daily execution of the engineering roadmap, ensuring the team efficiently delivers high-quality, reliable code on time.
- →Ensure cross-functional collaboration: Act as the primary engineering liaison, collaborating closely with Product Management, Finance, Legal/Compliance, and Risk teams.
- →Define architectural strategy: Set the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for the team and underlying services to support billions of secure transactions globally.
- →Grow and cultivate an impactful team: Attract, hire, mentor, and coach top-tier software engineers.
Requirements
- ✓10+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a focus on building and operating highly scalable distributed systems.
- ✓5+ years of direct experience managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
- ✓Deep experience in the payments domain, specifically in fraud detection, chargeback mitigation, anti-money laundering (AML), or risk engine architecture.
- ✓Experience building and scaling real-time risk or fraud platforms at a global scale.
- ✓A strong track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional engineering talent.
- ✓Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical trade-offs and project status to technical peers, product managers, and executive leadership.
- ✓Familiarity with various global payment methods (e.g., credit cards, ACH, digital wallets, regional banking transfers) and the complexities of international funds acquisition.
