Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Roblox
Open Platform & AI Enablement
$222.9-289.5k
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$222.9-289.5k
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of dedicated experience building complex, high-performance frontend applications
- 3+ years of in-depth experience working with modern web UI technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue), with a strong understanding of their ecosystems
- Proven experience with state management libraries, build tools, and testing frameworks commonly used in large-scale frontend development
- Solid understanding of web performance optimization techniques, accessibility standards, and cross-browser compatibility
- Familiarity with backend concepts and API integration (RESTful APIs, GraphQL), and the ability to collaborate effectively with backend engineers
- 1+ year of experience leading significant frontend projects or modules, demonstrating technical leadership and mentorship
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- You are:
- User-Centric: While deeply technical, you consistently prioritize the needs of the user (whether internal engineers or other stakeholders), ensuring the frontend solutions are intuitive, efficient, and delightful to use
- A Creative Problem-Solver: You take a creative and strategic approach to solving complex UI/UX challenges, simplifying difficult problems and bringing in fresh ideas to enhance the user experience
- Versatile: You are adaptable and resourceful, comfortable learning and applying new frontend technologies and patterns as needed to tackle diverse challenges
- Team-Oriented: You are a strong collaborator with excellent communication skills, able to work effectively across product, design, and engineering teams, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a stronger team dynamic
- An Innovator: Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge frontend technologies to create intuitive tools that enhance user workflows and drive business insights
- AI-Driven: You are enthusiastic about exploring how AI can improve frontend development workflows and user-facing features, and are already using AI to enhance your productivity, though specific AI expertise is not strictly required
What the job involves
- Roblox is looking for a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to help shape the future of how we run enterprises
- In this role, you’ll build systems that make us more efficient and scalable as an organization, driving innovation across our business products, e.g. internal tools, HR systems, and more
- With AI transforming the way we work, you’ll have the autonomy to explore and integrate cutting-edge solutions that help Roblox operate at 10x efficiency
- This is a new team at Roblox
- We need someone who thrives with autonomy and ownership - a builder who can advocate for best development practices, seamlessly collaborate with other teams & external vendors, and work directly with Roblox Executives to drive meaningful impact
- As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the development and enhancement of our high-impact internal products
- You will be responsible for building intuitive, performant, and scalable user interfaces that empower our teams and optimize company operations
- In this role, you will report to a seasoned and tenured Engineering Manager in ROS
- Lead the technical design and implementation of complex frontend applications, collaborating closely with product, design, and backend engineering teams to define and refine requirements for internal products
- Drive the creation of robust, scalable, and maintainable user interfaces, ensuring high quality, exceptional user experience, and adherence to modern frontend best practices
- Take ownership of significant frontend projects from end to end, ensuring they are well-planned, executed efficiently, and deliver meaningful user and business impact
- Contribute to technical discussions and decisions specifically related to frontend architecture, helping to shape product requirements and align team efforts toward a cohesive vision
- Work extensively with modern web technologies and UI frameworks, staying abreast of new developments and applying them to solve complex challenges
- Uphold high frontend engineering standards, contributing to the development of modular, performant, and future-proof systems
- Explore and apply new tools and approaches, including the effective use of AI, to improve frontend development efficiency and enhance product capabilities
Our take
Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Baszucki
(Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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