Principal Technical Writer, Roblox
Creator
$230.5-249.1k
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$230.5-249.1k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- A BA/BS degree in Technical Communications, Computer Science or equivalent, and 5+ years of equivalent experience
- Drive and passion to learn new technical concepts
- The ability to bring large docsets to completion across multiple teams, where no processes or standards exist
- Focus to prioritize your work, and the work of others
- Expertise in high-level technical writing and information architecture theory
- Experience working in and improving docs-as-code authoring environments
What the job involves
- Learn and use our products and technologies such as Roblox Studio, Open Cloud, Lua and REST APIs, and more
- Write technical documentation such as API reference docs, conceptual and task-based guides, tutorials, and code samples
- Help improve our information architecture with an in-depth understanding of our users
- Improve creator experience by giving feedback to Engineering, Product, and Design teams
- Set guidelines and processes for the broader tech writing 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
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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