Technical Director, Roblox
Frontend Architecture
$399.4-458k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$399.4-458k
+ Equity
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
- 15+ years of experience in developing robust, cross-platform software frameworks and architectures
- Experience with complex cross platform codebases implemented using TypeScript or similar languages and leveraging technologies such as React Native, Flutter, etc
- Deep experience with applications that combine scripting languages like TypeScript with native modules
- Deep experience with modern frontend web architecture (React, complex state management)
- Experience with building applications on platforms other than mobile or desktop is a strong plus (e.g., consoles, VR)
- Commitment to agentic product development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with different teams, gain a thorough understanding of challenges, customer requirements, and various device types and platforms, and to create creative solutions that address common needs
- A software engineering leader experienced in cross-platform development challenges and proven abilities to create innovative solutions
- A passionate code contributor, ready to bootstrap implementations to our hardest problems
- A thoughtful advocate for agentic product development
- A strategic mind-set and problem solver who can anticipate and address the evolving needs of the organization and its customers across devices and platforms
- A highly skilled professional with excellent communication and collaboration abilities, capable of connecting and aligning diverse teams with varying technical expertise
- A passionate leader who inspires and motivates a team of engineers with a strong work ethic to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions
- Committed to staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and continuously improving the framework to ensure its long-term relevance
What the job involves
- The Distinguished Engineer will guide the development of the Luau layer of the Roblox app, used by well over 100M users daily, including libraries used by this app. The Luau layer of the app provides most of the client-side functionality outside of the actual game play. It is universal across eight platforms, including mobile, desktop, consoles, VR and TVs
- Steward the development of the Luau layer of the Roblox app, including the libraries and frameworks used by it
- Drive performance optimization of the Luau layer, including on devices with limited hardware capabilities (e.g., low end Android phones, Android TVs) or operating on low bandwidth
- Accelerate feature development in the Luau app through improved developer experience and adoption of agentic product development
- Drive increasing alignment between the Luau layer of the app and Luau technologies used by Roblox creators
- Provide mentorship for other engineers, from junior to principal
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.
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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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