Principal Software Engineer, Roblox
Programmability
$283.8-331.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming & entertainment platform
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Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
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$283.8-331.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- Passionate about developing software programming environment for other game developers: You're excited about bringing the concepts learned from other gaming or general software development environments to this new and exciting scripting ecosystem
- Proficient in C++ and familiar with parallel/concurrent programming concepts
- It will be a plus if you have a good hands-on experience developing APIs and tools, Game development, distributed systems and Lua/Luau programming knowledge
- Self-motivated: You're experienced in working with complex codebases with minimal oversight
- Responsible: You build systems that work and keep on working reliably
- Curious: You want to learn
- You stay informed about the latest developments in scripting languages and programming environments
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on the Roblox game engine team, you will work with us on software ecosystem development of the embedded scripting languages in the Roblox engine
- To make tomorrow's top games, developers on the Roblox platform need more than just a scripting environment that works–they need advanced programming interfaces, efficient set of script libraries, comprehensive sets of development tools, and an ultra-fast, multithreaded runtime
- Join our team and help drive the development of a new set of programming interfaces and advanced tooling features that will be used by millions of developers daily
- You will be part of our Game Engine Programmability team
- Help our team with prototyping and developing creator programming models to allow scripts to scale better across multiple CPU cores and even multiple computer systems
- To increase confidence in our designs we need to create prototypes to exercise our designs on realistic use cases and assess if they are fit for purpose and whether or not performance metrics for the solutions meet our goals
- Collaborate with engineers on our various engine and partner teams
- Find out how Roblox is so special and how you can harness that to provide thoughtful environments using industry-leading techniques across all platforms
Our take
While online gaming is no longer a revolutionary concept, Roblox has established itself as a leader in the industry by creating a gaming toolbox that encourages quality game creation, which it pays developers for.
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.
The experiences on the platform are made by Roblox's over three million creators, and are available on a range of devices from PC to Xbox to Oculus, and more. The company has grown at an impressive rate, and has been keen to adopt new developments in the tech world, for example with its real-time AI translation for players to interact outside their native tongue.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
David Baszucki
(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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