Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Virtual Economy Optimization

$208.3-283.8k

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$208.3-283.8k

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available, large-scale user-facing systems
Experience leading cross-functional projects
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
Bonus: Experience working in the gaming industry or monetization platforms
A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated complicated technical solutions. You can make tradeoffs between short and long-term goals and build consensus with collaborators
Product Oriented: You have a proven record of understanding and bridging the gap between product and engineering. You take a creative and strategic approach to solving complex problems
Result Oriented: You identify ways to improve your and the team’s efficiency. You understand the need to move fast while making the right trade-offs
Team Oriented: You can work well as part of a team and know how to collaborate with all participants to develop the best solutions. You lift your peers and find ways to make the team stronger
A Cross-functional Wizard: You work well with cross-functional peers, communicate effectively and can drive projects forward delivery, even in the face of adversity

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Virtual Economy Products Optimization Team, you will help drive a healthy and ever-growing creator economy at Roblox
Our team handles the platform and infrastructure that supports in-game monetization systems within Roblox
Lead projects with the highest economic impact and visibility
Work cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and designers to define requirements and roadmap
Drive engineering vision for highly scalable and innovative solutions
Develop innovative systems for our creators to optimize their revenue within Roblox
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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