Principal Software Engineer, Roblox

Ads Experience

$289.5-338.3k

+ Equity compensation

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

Excel

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

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Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Be an early applicant

$289.5-338.3k

+ Equity compensation

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

Excel

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of experience developing a wide-array of software products
Demonstrable skill with frontend and backend technologies such as: React, Typescript, Javascript, Go, Java, C#
Experience with REST, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
Preferably worked in the Ad space and worked on Ad Management systems
A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or related engineering field
Passionate about working on Immersive ads at Roblox
Inspired to create memorable user experiences
Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and monitored code
Excited about working on large-scale, consumer-facing mobile and web applications Data-driven with a focus to provide quality metrics and monitoring
Collaborative and excel at working in teams, inspiring others, and driving projects collectively

What the job involves

With Roblox’s daily active users growing at a record pace (now over 150+ million), we are seeking a Principal Engineer to join the our Ads Experience team to help build the next generation of immersive Ads on the platform
Our team sits at the core of advertising product engineering at Roblox, serving billions of ads to millions of daily users, while providing advertisers and creators the tools to run successful ad campaigns
This team is architecting the Ads engine that will power the next era of the Roblox economy
You won't just be building an ad system; you'll be defining a first-of-its-kind product that seamlessly connects brands and creators on Roblox's immersive platform
This is a foundational role where your technical vision will directly shape a multi-billion dollar business vertical, delivering real value to our developer community and opening up exciting opportunities for global brands
Collaborate with teams across the company to translate ambitious business goals into a concrete, multi-year technical roadmap for ad monetization, ensuring alignment with community values and user experience
Build the services and tools responsible for managing complex ad campaigns
Be a technical leader for the team and mentor junior engineers
Help recruit future talent for the team

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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