Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery
Core
Own technical vision and execution for machine learning initiatives powering search and recommendation systems to connect users with content at scale.
Role type
Distinguished Engineer / Technical Director (Machine Learning)
Builds
Large-scale search and recommendation systems, embedding-based retrieval, transformers, and LLM-based workflows for Roblox.
Domain
Internet / Recommendation Systems / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Large-scale search and recommendation systems, large-scale ML models (billions of parameters), model architecture design, infrastructure for training and serving, iterative product delivery, cross-team technical leadership, generalist technical expertise.
Preferred skills
MS/PhD in Computer Science or related discipline.
Technologies
Transformers, LLMs, embedding-based retrieval.
Responsibilities
Set AI strategy and author specs for new features, build and evolve infrastructure for training and serving, co-design models and systems, lead engineers through technical direction, balance research with practical product realization.
Seniority
Distinguished Engineer / Technical Director, hands-on IC with strategic leadership.
