Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Content Understanding

$243.3-295.3k

+ All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation

React

Python

Java

Tensorflow

C++

PyTorch

Angular 14+

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)

Online gaming & entertainment platform

Posted today

Online gaming & entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Posted today

$243.3-295.3k

+ All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation

React

Python

Java

Tensorflow

C++

PyTorch

Angular 14+

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7 years of strong programming skills in at least two languages (Python, C#, C++, Java) and a willingness to learn others as needed
Exposure to front end technologies and frameworks such as React or Angular
Practical experience crafting and scaling backend systems in cloud environments
Confirmed expertise across the stack, including backend development to deploying ML models in production environments
Familiarity with image or 3D object understanding, ideally within gaming or content creation industries
A “get stuff done” mentality with a readiness to solve challenges and take on tasks beyond your comfort zone to get results
A great foundation in computer vision, AI, or related fields
You Are
Experience with large-scale search systems, generative AI, or semantic content understanding
Experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and end-to-end ML workflows
Knowledge of 3D geometry or asset workflows
Passion for empowering creators through innovative technology

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer within the Creator Organization, you will develop innovative full-stack solutions that define the future of Roblox’s Content Understanding Platform
This platform processes billions of pieces of content—spanning 3D models, audio files, text, video, and entire experiences—extracting structured information about their meaning, context, and relationships
The Content Understanding Team develops cutting-edge AI models, advanced computer vision systems, and highly scalable backend platforms to power search, discovery, and moderation across Roblox
Your contributions will enable seamless asset discovery, automate moderation at scale, and drive transformative generative AI tools that reshape how millions of creators and users engage with Roblox
Solve full-stack challenges to improve how AI, creators, and users describe and get along with content, including images, 3D models, audio, text, and video
Craft and build scalable pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models to support content annotation and discovery
Develop robust backend systems to power real-time search, discovery, and powerful generative AI features
Blend innovation with practicality, applying the latest AI research to build impactful, production-ready solutions
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and multi-functional teams to deliver bold technical projects

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.

The platform has faced scrutiny over user safety, but responded by strengthen parental controls and launching initiatives like its "Parents Council". This move to address these issues, atop its strong financial performance and record payouts to developers, showcase Roblox's trajectory as one of innovation and impressive growth.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

25% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

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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