Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Social Identity

$233.8-283.8k

+Equity

React

React Native

iOS

Android

C++

Windows

Lua

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, California)

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$233.8-283.8k

+Equity

React

React Native

iOS

Android

C++

Windows

Lua

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, California)

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience working on large-scale consumer applications in React, React Native, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS or other platforms
A record of taking a strategic approach to challenging technical problems and seeing them to completion. Your technical expertise often influences product direction and you help other engineers grow
4+ years of experience as a front-end or client apps engineer working on complex user interfaces
The mindset to jump into different technologies to solve problems
BS in Computer Science or above
Experience in Lua and C++ is a bonus

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Social Identity Team, you will help power critical user flow journeys that millions of players engage with daily. This is a newly formed team that will focus on building out the vision for social identities and profiles
Everything you build on this team will lay the foundation for how our users connect, experience, & create memories with friends and interests they care about
You will code with a user-first mindset, and if you are an experienced software engineer with attention to UI/UX details and is motivated by building a delightful and usable experience for your users, you'll be right at home within our experienced and growing user group
You'll report to the Engineering Manager on the Social Identity team
Build and ship best-in-class features used by millions of users
Work with Product and Design to influence the roadmap and design compatible technical solutions
Use best programming practices, optimizing code to be performant
Write and maintain unit and integration tests for the code you write
Take ownership of projects throughout its full lifecycle
Work with numerous teams to build the world's best applications

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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