Software Engineer, Roblox
User Sharing
$153.1-196.8k
+ Equity
More information about location
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Be an early applicant
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$153.1-196.8k
+ Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 1–3 years of experience building software systems (internships or industry experience)
- Strong coding fundamentals in one or more languages such as C++, TypeScript, React, C#, Java, or similar
- Experience working on either frontend (e.g., React, UI systems) or backend (e.g., APIs, services)
- Basic understanding of system design concepts (e.g., APIs, data storage, scalability)
- Ability to break down problems and deliver solutions with increasing autonomy
- Good communication skills and willingness to collaborate with cross-functional partners
- A growth mindset and eagerness to learn from feedback
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on the User Sharing team you will help build the foundation for how users capture, share, and discover content across Roblox. This includes bringing moments (experiences) directly to the homepage driving game discovery, user engagement and retention through content sharing
- Build and ship user-facing features and backend services that power content creation and sharing across Roblox
- Own end-to-end projects (1–3 months) with guidance, from design to launch and iteration
- Improve existing systems by identifying inefficiencies and contributing to reliability, performance, and scalability
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and contribute actively to code reviews
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (product, design, data) to deliver high-quality features
- Document technical decisions and communicate clearly with teammates and stakeholders
- Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas to improve your team’s domain
- Support and learn from peers, while beginning to mentor interns or newer engineers
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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