Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Video Rendering

$192.9-238.5k

+ Equity

Android

C++

OpenGL

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

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

Online gaming and entertainment platform

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Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Be an early applicant

$192.9-238.5k

+ Equity

Android

C++

OpenGL

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

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

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

An experienced engineer with 5+ years of designing, developing, and debugging complex C++ applications running on Android
An expert with the wide variety of Android devices from junk to gold
Proficient with using Vulkan or OpenGL on Android in a performance oriented environment
Knowledgeable within the video domain. You know the difference between AVC, HEVC, and AV1
You understand how video is compressed, delivered, and decoded. You don't have to look up the meaning of YUV or HLS. You love to pick up new technologies as the landscape evolves

What the job involves

The Video Team is responsible for adaptive video playback and rendering, screen recording, camera capture, live video, video ads, video transcoding, and moderation
We develop on mobile, desktops, consoles, web, and our backend microservices platform
This is a hands-on role focused on Android with the opportunity to work across all the areas. This role is not a video codec research or implementation position; we only use industry-standard codecs
Design, develop, optimize, and debug video capture, encoding, playback, and rendering focused on the Android platform using NDK APIs like Vulkan and AMediaCodec
Innovate, architect, and implement our vision for video in a 3D immersive environment
Have the opportunity to work across our platforms (desktop, mobile, and consoles)
Have the opportunity to work on our backend microservices
Collaborate with different teams all across Roblox to develop new uses of video
Be guided to create state of the art video tech for gaming industry

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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