Software Engineer Intern, Roblox
Summer 2026
$62 USD per hour
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$62 USD per hour
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- Pursuing an undergraduate/graduate degree in computer science, engineering or a related field
- Working towards proficiency or proficient in one or more programming languages such as Go, Node.js, Ruby, Python, C++, Lua, Swift, C# or Java
- Passionate about games, user generated content, creator economies, and social networking
- Excited about learning and crafting great experiences as you work with your team to reach collective goals
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer Intern, we'll support you as you tackle the hardest problems in tech today – distributed systems, real-time communication, 3D co-experience, extensive data processing, social networking, rendering, physics, over the course of 12-weeks
- Roblox's platform is experiencing unprecedented growth with millions of daily active users, and as an intern, you will be at the forefront of this exciting journey!
- Join a supportive software engineering team and collaborate directly with top-tier engineers, receiving mentorship and guidance as you actively contribute to live projects
- Consistently deliver strong work to production while actively engaging in the software development process, from coding to testing and deploying it to production
- Take full responsibility for a project and see it through from beginning to end. This includes collaborating with diverse teams and presenting your work to peers and leaders across the company
- Work closely with a diverse range of teams, including Design, Product, Data, QA, and DevOps, to deliver cohesive products and features
- Investigate and experiment with cutting-edge technologies, like machine learning frameworks and large language models (LLMs), to solve complex problems and improve our engineering systems
- Actively participate in our team matching process, where you’ll have the opportunity work on innovative projects like Roblox’s search and discovery, economy ecosystem, game Engine, or infrastructure
Application process
- As you apply, you can find more information about our process by signing up for Speak_. You'll gain access to our practice assessment, comprehensive guides, FAQs, and modules designed to help you ace the hiring process
- You may redact age, date of birth, and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume if you prefer
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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