Principal Software Engineer, Roblox
Creator Services
$283.8-331.6k
+ Equity
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
$283.8-331.6k
+ Equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: You have worked on deep and relevant problems in sophisticated codebases with 8+ years of shown experience in C++ programming and how systems interact with networked backends
- Systems-level: Pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools you used to write code, and not your enemies
- Platforms: you can jump with ease between Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and other platforms. You are able to understand how systems level code complete these different platforms
- Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working optimally
- Curiosity: you want to learn, and stay up-to-date on technology developments
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer for Creator Services, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself
- Your work will touch every part that will enable our creator community
- You will support and build the next generation of services used by our creators to handle player and server communication
- If you enjoy working on modern C++ software and their supporting backend services, alongside highly-experienced and hardworking engineers, you will be right at home on our growing creator services team!
- Develop new products and features that help creators make sophisticated experiences
- Support core systems at extensive scale including how players move between game servers, how game servers connect with each other, and how experiences be compatible with on/off platform services
- Build code that performs well for all user-created games, on all devices, on the Roblox platform
- Find solutions that will make Roblox more feasible on every device
- Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers
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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