Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Ads Experience, Fullstack

$238.5-289.5k

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Open for applications

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Open for applications

$238.5-289.5k

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

REST API

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

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

6+ years of experience developing a wide-array of software products
Demonstrable skill with frontend and backend technologies such as: React, Typescript, Javascript, Go, Java, C#
Experience with REST, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
Preferably worked in the Ad space and worked on Ad Management systems
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or related engineering field
Passionate about working on Immersive ads in the metaverse
Inspired to create great user experiences
Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and monitored code
Excited about working on large-scale, consumer-facing mobile and web applications
Data-driven with a focus to provide quality metrics and monitoring
Collaborative and excel at working in teams, inspiring others, and driving projects collectively

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer working on Ads Experience, you will build a brand new advertising experience for our advertisers and publishers
This team will provide advertisers with tools to run successful ad campaigns as well as provide publishers the tools to build revenue streams from immersive ads
You will be part of the team building a brand new experience for Advertisers and Publishers that will be critical to our Immersive Ads future
You will report into our Engineer Manager
Have direct impact on the future direction of the largest social platform for play, delivering groundbreaking solutions allowing our creators to earn a sustainable living and build experiences for a global community of over millions of daily active users
Innovate on and build the first immersive ads experience for the advertiser to in the metaverse and build the next generation of commerce in the metaverse
Be a technical leader for the team and mentor junior engineers
Help recruit future talent for the 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

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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