Senior Software Engineer, Roblox
Avatar Animation
CA$230-279.1k
+ Equity
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3+ days a week in office
Online gaming & entertainment platform
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Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$230-279.1k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a software engineer who is passionate about animation and world class user experiences including both usability and performance.. You need to be proficient in C++ and have experience working on animation systems and tools. Prior experience with animation for games / interactive experiences is a huge plus
- 8+ years of experience for with knowledge of character animation, game engines and tools
- Proficiency in C++: Strong C++ programming skills with an ability to write high quality, performant code; experience with Lua is a plus
- Passion about interactive: You are driven to build amazing experiences with great animations for users on the platform
- Foundation oriented mindset: You believe that strong 3D math skills and a well thought out code architecture are important
- Performance focus: You embrace software performance considerations, with an ability to implement performant solutions for platforms including mobile
- Personally Motivated: Self-sufficient, self-organized and able to take ownership of a project throughout its full lifecycle
- A Team player mentality: Ability to work closely with and inspire the rest of your team while displaying excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What the job involves
- As Senior Software Engineer on the Avatar Animation team, you will leverage the Roblox game engine and tools to build groundbreaking experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible on the platform
- Your efforts will not only help create amazing content, but more importantly, will help us highlight issues, improve and extend our animation tech, tools and pipeline for all developers
- These efforts will enable our game developers to create engaging and delightful experiences for our millions of players
- Help develop experiences that push the quality bar beyond what was previously thought possible on the platform
- Analyze existing animation tech and tools and determine what is needed to meet a project's objectives
- Author documentation on issues, improvements and feature requests for all aspects of character animation tech on Roblox
- Work closely with gameplay engineers to implement gameplay interactions using animation tech
- Implement innovative solutions to feature requests and collaborate with the Roblox avatar animation team on larger features
- Have fun working with our internal content teams and community developers to improve the overall state of animation on Roblox
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.
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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