Principal Frontend Engineer, Roblox
Avatar Marketplace Discovery
$283.8-331.6k
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
$283.8-331.6k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience as a front-end or client apps engineer working on complex user interfaces
- 6+ years of experience with UI frameworks like React
- Demonstrable ability to drive accessible cross-platform solutions at scale
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience in a production environment
- Experienced: You have experience as a front-end or client apps engineer working on complex user interfaces. You have experience working on large-scale consumer applications in React/Redux, have experience with and interest in various types of platforms, and hold a minimum of a BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience in a production environment
- Fascinated by UX: You love to build delightful user experiences for millions of users. You care about the little details that no one notices are there
- Curious: You are excited to work on a new UI platform inspired by React and powered by the Roblox game engine. Learning new languages and technologies is exciting to you
- Analytical: You love to understand how your users interact with your interface and use the findings to maximize their impact
- Adaptable: You are able to shift focus and enjoy working outside your comfort zone
- Team-player: You work with and inspire others around you, driving projects for the greater team
What the job involves
- As a Principal Frontend Engineer on the Avatar Search & Discovery team, you will be driving the innovation of search and discoverability products in the metaverse
- You will create extensible and scalable UI components and tools within the Roblox Game Engine and web, providing the interface for a majority of all commerce occurring on the platform
- You will also work with other teams to inspire creativity and improvements to the platform to facilitate future work to internal and developer facing systems
- Build and ship best-in-class features used by hundreds of millions of users
- Work closely with Product and Design to ensure the product embodies the shared vision
- Use best programming practices, optimizing code to be performant
- Write and maintain unit, integration, and automated UI tests
- Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle
- Collaborate with numerous internal teams to build the world's best application
- Write code in a myriad of languages including Lua, React/Redux, Javascript
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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