Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

iOS

$295.3-345k

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

iOS

Swift

C++

Objective-C

Keep

SwiftUI

UIkit

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

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

Online gaming and entertainment platform

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Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Be an early applicant

$295.3-345k

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

iOS

Swift

C++

Objective-C

Keep

SwiftUI

UIkit

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

5+ years of track record of leading the design and delivery of mobile features at scale
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Deep, hands-on expertise in Swift and Objective-C, with a real point of view on modern iOS architecture (Swift Concurrency, SwiftUI/UIKit interop, modularization)
Experience working in very large codebases with many contributors — you know how to ship safely, instrument well, and keep build times sane
Strong product sense. You can tell the difference between an interaction that's correct and one that feels right, and you fight for the latter
Excellent judgment under ambiguity, and a bias toward shipping over speculating

Desirable

Cross-platform development with C++ and low-level hardware APIs
Experience with rendering, graphics, or game-engine-adjacent systems
Contributions to open source, conference talks, or technical writing in the iOS community
Experience integrating on-device or server-side generative AI into consumer products

What the job involves

The Consumer Platform team owns the mobile app foundation that makes Roblox feel fast, fluid, and reliable for millions of players and is dedicated to delivering superior performance, reliability, and user experience on all platforms Roblox runs on
This team ensures a seamless and engaging user interface that facilitates intuitive interactions, alongside maintaining high performance and reliability for efficient, glitch-free operations
Innovation is at the core of our work, as we continuously enhance features and integrate cutting-edge technologies to find novel solutions to problems
We're hiring an exceptional iOS engineer to help us push the bar even higher
Shape & improve the iOS experience that millions of players open every day
Lead architecture and implementation on a large, evolving Swift/Objective-C codebase, making decisions that hold up across years of product growth
Push the platform forward by adopting the latest iOS, hardware, and iOS capabilities
Partner deeply with product, design, and data science to materialize ideas
Raise the engineering bar through code review, technical mentorship, and the standards you set in your own work
(Principal) Set technical direction across multiple workstreams, drive multi-quarter initiatives that span teams, and act as a force multiplier for the broader iOS platform

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

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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