Apple Executive Who Pushed for Shift to Cloud Leaves for Roblox

Apple Inc.’s top executive in charge of media-related software technology is leaving the iPhone maker to join Roblox Corp., adding to a string of recent high-profile departures.

John Stauffer is exiting Apple after about 24 years to become a vice president of engineering at the online gaming platform. He was one of a handful of company vice presidents to report directly to software engineering chief Craig Federighi.

The departure adds to upheaval at Apple, with a series of vice presidents leaving in recent months. The company’s head of procurement was ousted in September, while its chief privacy ...