Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer - Safety

Overview Roblox is hiring a Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer / Technical Director for its Safety organization in San Mateo. The role leads technical vision and execution for large-scale ML systems that support trust, safety, and civility on the platform. Responsibilities - Own the technical direction and implementation of machine learning solutions for safety-related systems - Lead and mentor other engineers, fostering technical excellence and inclusivity - Break long-term product requirements into iterative, deliverable stages - Build large-scale machine learning models with billions of parameters and ensure production readiness - Facilitate technical decisions across multiple teams with empathy and shared understanding - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize the machine learning roadmap Requirements - 10+ years of experience delivering and improving large-scale machine learning systems - Proven experience creating and launching machine learning models from scratch - Ability to work with large datasets and ensure system reliability at scale - Experience with distributed systems, data architecture, and model extraction - Strong programming skills and willingness to be hands-on - Prior technical leadership and mentoring experience Other Relevant Heading Preferred qualifications include experience with cutting-edge ML technologies such as LLMs, NLP or computer vision, and familiarity with maintaining and evolving safety systems at scale. Benefits - Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation - Benefits are available as described in the job posting - Onsite schedule for office roles: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional Monday and Friday How To Apply Apply through the Roblox careers posting. - Annual salary range for San Mateo-based roles: $399,420 to $457,970 USD Source https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/7931911?gh_jid=7931911