Principal Software Engineer, Roblox
Application Virtualization, C++
$218.5-283.8k
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
$218.5-283.8k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- Experienced with 5+ years of experience working on complex consumer applications for Android, iOS, macOS or Windows
- Proficient in modern C++, multithreaded and asynchronous programming, profiling and performance optimization
- Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and monitored code
- Passionate about working across multiple platforms to create the best user experience
- Collaborative, communicative and follow-through
- Organized, analytical, and skilled at tracking numerous separate threads to resolution
What the job involves
- As a Principal Engineer on Application Virtualization , you will be leading a multi-year initiative to build a modular and flexible architecture that allows Roblox App to scale across multiple platforms, use cases and countries.
- You will be responsible for integration of our app with system services on mobile and desktop platforms, providing bindings to the game engine and the Lua application
- We build clean, performant, cross-platform systems that serve as the foundation that allow engineers to build our application used by millions of users every day
- Create new performant cross-platform features to support our applications
- Develop system bindings for the platforms we support
- Resolve performance bottlenecks to make our applications run lightning fast on any device
- Use best development and testing practices to maintain stability and performance of the application
- 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
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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