Technical Writer, Roblox

Creator Success

$127.5-147.6k

+ Equity

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

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Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Be an early applicant

$127.5-147.6k

+ Equity

Junior, Mid and Senior 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

A BA/BS degree in Technical Communications, Computer Science, or 3+ years of equivalent experience
The drive to learn new, deeply technical concepts quickly
The ability to bring large projects and initiatives to completion across multiple teams
Expertise in technical writing and information architecture theory
Experience working in docs-as-code authoring environments
Technical aptitude and a great eye for taking complex concepts and distilling them into great documentation

What the job involves

As a Technical Writer, you'll have a huge impact on scaling our platform usage to millions of creators, helping them build experiences on Roblox
You’ll lead by example by being a writer across many technology stacks and also guide other writers on the team to achieve their best
You’ll report to our Senior Manager of Technical Writing
Report to the Senior Technical Writing Manager for Roblox Creator
Become an expert in our products and technologies such as Roblox Studio, Open Cloud REST APIs, Luau, and more
Write and produce technical documentation and content such as API reference docs, conceptual and task-based guides, tutorials, code samples, and videos
Improve our information architecture with an in-depth understanding of our users
Increase creator satisfaction and platform quality by giving feedback to cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Product, and Design

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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