Senior Software Engineer, Roblox
Content Understanding, ML/AI
$196.8-243.3k
Offers equity compensation
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$196.8-243.3k
Offers equity compensation
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
- Strong programming skills in at least two languages (Python, C#, C++, Java) and a willingness to learn others as needed
- Exposure to front end technologies and frameworks such as React or Angular
- Practical experience crafting and scaling backend systems in cloud environments
- Confirmed expertise across the stack, including backend development to deploying ML models in production environments
- Familiarity with image or 3D object understanding, ideally within gaming or content creation industries
- A “get stuff done” mentality with a readiness to solve challenges and take on tasks beyond your comfort zone to get results
- A great foundation in computer vision, AI, or related fields
- Experience with large-scale search systems, generative AI, or semantic content understanding
- Experience with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and end-to-end ML workflows
- Knowledge of 3D geometry or asset workflows
- Passion for empowering creators through innovative technology
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer within the Creator Organization, you will develop innovative full-stack solutions that define the future of Roblox’s Content Understanding Platform
- This platform processes billions of pieces of content—spanning 3D models, audio files, text, video, and entire experiences—extracting structured information about their meaning, context, and relationships
- The Content Understanding Team develops cutting-edge AI models, advanced computer vision systems, and highly scalable backend platforms to power search, discovery, and moderation across Roblox
- Your contributions will enable seamless asset discovery, automate moderation at scale, and drive transformative generative AI tools that reshape how millions of creators and users engage with Roblox
- Solve full-stack challenges to improve how AI, creators, and users describe and get along with content, including images, 3D models, audio, text, and video
- Craft and build scalable pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models to support content annotation and discovery
- Develop robust backend systems to power real-time search, discovery, and powerful generative AI features
- Blend innovation with practicality, applying the latest AI research to build impactful, production-ready solutions
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and multi-functional teams to deliver bold technical projects
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
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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