Roblox Tech Talks

Matt Kaufman, Roblox’s Chief Safety Officer, and Naren Koneru, VP of Trust & Safety Engineering, join CEO Dave Baszucki to discuss our approach to safety and civility on the platform. Together they’ll explore the technical challenges that come along with keeping virtual environments safe at scale, our vision for civil online communities, and how we’re working to serve the needs of each individual who uses Roblox.

Rebecca Kantar, Vice President of Education Partnerships and founder of an ed-tech company, joins Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki to explore the future of education on the platform. They discuss innovative, game-based assessments that replace traditional testing, emphasizing problem-solving and cognitive skills. The conversation highlights Roblox's efforts to create immersive learning experiences, promote higher-order thinking, and support student preparedness for adulthood. They envision a digital landscape that fosters creativity, collaboration, and real-world skills.

Enrico D’Angelo, the VP of Product for Roblox's economy team, shares insights into the complexities of building a thriving virtual economy. He discusses how Roblox's economic model has evolved from simple advertising to a sophisticated virtual currency system that fosters creativity. The conversation touches on the uniqueness of digital asset scarcity, innovative immersive advertising methods, and the concept of digital identity. D’Angelo also envisions a future where payments in gaming seamlessly blend the digital and physical worlds.

Senior Director of Product for the Social Team, Garima Sinha, joins CEO Dave Baszucki to talk about the future of communication on Roblox. In this episode, they’ll discuss how we’ve been working to make communication more natural and expressive on the platform – including avatar facial animation, spatial audio, and more.

VP of Global Partnerships Christina Wootton sits down with CEO and host Dave Baszucki to talk about the incredible ways that brands have developed a presence on our platform. In this episode, they’ll share how we think about our relationship with other brands, what successful integrations look like, and how the foundation of our technology makes it all possible.

Nick Tornow, VP of Creator Engineering at Roblox, brings a wealth of gaming experience from Zynga and Twitter. He dives into the evolution of social gaming and its impact on the industry, highlighting how Roblox supports its vibrant creator community. Tornow discusses innovations in user-generated content, including new measures for creativity and advanced tech like machine learning to enhance creator experiences. He also details enhancements to Roblox Studio and the introduction of Talent Hub, aimed at connecting brands with skilled developers in the metaverse.

Max Ross, VP of Engineering, Infrastructure sits down with Dave to discuss the unique challenges of our global infrastructure at Roblox. In this episode, they’ll cover how we’re building our multi-region architecture, what it means to think of infrastructure like a product, and what we’ve learned as we’ve scaled to support over 50 million daily active users.

Technical Fellow Arseny Kapoulkine is back with CEO and host Dave Baszucki to kick off our second season of the podcast. In this episode, they discuss Luau, the programming language that powers the Roblox engine, as well as the advancements we’ve made to make it more performant and even better to use.

Todd Rudak, Director of Data Science & Analytics joins CEO and host Dave Baszucki to discuss the unique qualities of the team at Roblox and the work they do to support innovation at scale. Tune in to find out how the the team works to increase the speed, frequency and acumen of our decision making in building the Roblox platform.

The Roblox platform would not be where it is today without the creativity and innovation of our developer community. In this episode, Dave Baszucki chats with Senior Engineering Director Antoni Choudhuri to discuss Open Cloud, the new ecosystem that empowers developers to maximize their productivity and take their experiences to the next level.