Principal / Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Ads Platform

$267.7-331.6k

This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for equity compensation

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$267.7-331.6k

This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for equity compensation

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This role is a perfect fit for you if you are proficient in managing large-scale systems and data-driven applications and have a zeal for developing inspiring, easily maintainable, and reusable code
5+ years of experience in software development
5+ years of experience building and shipping products to production in backend domain
5+ years of experience working on large distributed systems
Knowledgeable with REST, GRPC, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
Passion about working on large-scale, consumer-facing mobile and web applications
Previous ads system development is a bonus but not required
A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated challenging technical solutions. Your technical expertise influences product direction. You foster a culture of technical excellence
Versatile: You're a jack of all trades and you are comfortable with several languages and technologies already; you are adaptable in any situation. You're resourceful, and take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems
Analytical: Excited to investigate large, ambiguous problems, and quantify the problems and the solutions
User Oriented: You always start with the needs of the user, whether they are Roblox users or internal engineers before architecting a solution
Team Oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger. You foster a culture of technical excellence

What the job involves

In the position of Senior Backend Engineer for our Ads team, you will report to the engineering manager, and help shape the evolution of advertising products and systems within the metaverse
The role encompasses designing advertising experiences that engage tens of millions of users daily
Your responsibilities will include designing scalable backend services, processing vast amounts of data, and managing a real-time advertising decision server to foster and expand Roblox's advertising business
Build the best products used by hundreds of millions of users
Develop backend services that scale to billions of products and transactions
Be a tech lead for the team and mentor junior engineers
Organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle

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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