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Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering
Roblox Corporation · 🇺🇸 San Mateo, CA, United States
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 197 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 48 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Roblox Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles19 certified filings for “Engineering Manager” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $322k–$380k, median $355k. Most were filed at wage level IV (74%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 197 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 48 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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. Roblox is looking for a Director of Capacity Planning & Engineering to lead the team responsible for translating platform demand into physical infrastructure reality — from supply-demand modeling and hardware procurement through data center deployment and FinOps. This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of infrastructure strategy, operational execution, and software engineering. You will lead a team of approximately 20 people organized across four functional areas and will be responsible for scaling Roblox's infrastructure footprint as it continues to grow rapidly. What You'll Own Capacity Planning • Translate platform demand forecasts into hardware requirements • Own the supply-demand matching process end-to-end, working closely with Data Center, Hardware Engineering, and Supply Chain teams • Build and refine capacity models that give the business confidence in infrastructure availability months ahead Deployment & Delivery • Oversee hardware lifecycle from procurement through physical installation and software provisioning. • Partner with platform and data center operations teams to bring new capacity online reliably and on schedule. • Own delivery execution for major milestones including new data center buildout (Q4). Data Center Automation (Software Engineering) • Lead a software engineering sub-team that builds and maintains DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) systems. • Drive automation for rack delivery, decommissioning, and capacity planning tooling. • Identify opportunities to scale automation coverage as Roblox's 25+ global data centers expand. FinOps • Oversee cloud spend optimization and on-prem vs. cloud allocation decisions. • Grow and develop the FinOps function, which is lean today but increasing in strategic importance as cloud spend scales. • Partner with Finance to ensure infrastructure spend is visible, justified, and optimized. You Have: • 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, data center operations, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a director-level or senior leadership role. • Deep expertise in capacity planning and supply-demand analysis for large-scale infrastructure environments. • Hands-on familiarity with DCIM systems and data center automation — this role is lower in the stack than platform software (not Kubernetes/cloud-native). • Experience working across supply chain systems, hardware procurement, and deployment execution. • Proven ability to lead and scale cross-functional teams including software engineers, planners, and operations specialists. • Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable translating complex infrastructure decisions for C-suite audiences. • Familiarity with AI/GPU infrastructure - Roblox is actively building GPU factory capacity aligned with NVIDIA's next-generation hardware roadmap. • Experience managing a FinOps function or cloud cost optimization at scale. • Background in hyperscale, colocation, or edge data center environments. •