Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, Roblox
Safety
$187.8-223.7k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming and entertainment platform
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Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$187.8-223.7k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of QA experience in highly technical or backend-driven environments, including a strong understanding of test design techniques and risk-based testing
- Strong technical proficiency in API testing (REST, JSON, Postman) and the ability to read and understand code
- Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (UI and/or API) and a deep understanding of automation architecture and maintainability
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
- Strong root cause analysis capabilities with the ability to analyze logs and system behavior to debug complex issues
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate risk and quality trade-offs to stakeholders
- You are:
- Adversarial in your thinking: You naturally think like a "bad actor" to identify abuse-cases, bypass attempts, and edge cases in safety systems
- A strategic operator: You prioritize testing based on risk and impact rather than trying to "test everything"
- An independent leader: You are comfortable being the first QA in an organization and have a vision for building a quality culture from scratch
- Data-driven: You use metrics and dashboards to influence engineering decisions and improve overall product health
What the job involves
- As a Senior QA Engineer, you will be the first dedicated QA hire for the Safety Engineering Group, which is responsible for building the infrastructure and policies that make Roblox the safest online community in the world
- You will report to the QA Engineering Manager for Universal Apps and collaborate across the Safety organization to own end-to-end test strategies for high-stakes, 24/7 incident response systems and parent-facing safety features
- This role is a unique opportunity to shape the quality culture of a company-level mandate from the ground up
- Partner with Engineering and Product to define and maintain comprehensive, risk-based test coverage for Safety features and systems
- Own the end-to-end test strategy for Safety initiatives, including functional, regression, integration, and edge-case validation
- Leverage and expand internal automation frameworks to automate critical user flows and drive API-first validation strategies
- Identify high-impact automation opportunities and incorporate industry best practices to design robust, abuse-resistant test scenarios
- Develop, track, and report on quality metrics (e.g., defect trends, coverage gaps) to proactively surface release risks to stakeholders
- Apply AI/LLM-driven solutions to reduce manual QA toil and improve test maintenance efficiency
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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