Principal Software Engineer, Roblox

Creator Collaboration

$295.3-345k

+ Equity

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming & entertainment platform

Open for applications

Online gaming & entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Open for applications

$295.3-345k

+ Equity

C++

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

The ideal candidate has C++ and game engine experience, enjoys solving complex software problems and has a passion for mentoring other engineers on the team
At least 8+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems with large scale systems in C++ codebases
Worked on the internals of a multi-player game engine, solving problems related to scale, performance, latency, and throughput in client/server environments
Experience delivering end-to-end on features that span multiple teams and technology platforms
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Familiar with how version control systems work under the hood
Familiar with 3D scene and game development tools and workflows
Familiar with file storage systems or network protocols

What the job involves

Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D experiences built by creators around the world. As a Principal Engineer focused on Collaboration, you will be leading the architecture and design of workflows on Roblox Studio and our platform enabling creators and AI agents to collaborate at scale by creating, sharing, and managing content
Plan and deliver complex technical features E2E in our game engine and in the Roblox Studio that will allow developers to grow in our community
Establish the foundational architecture and technical direction that will enable Studio to keep expanding its capabilities
Work cross functionally, across teams and technology platforms to deliver high quality and amazing user functionality
Lead by example and mentor engineers to implement technological best practices, patterns, and strategies
Improve the product quality by fostering automation testing
Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

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.

The platform has faced scrutiny over user safety, but responded by strengthen parental controls and launching initiatives like its "Parents Council". This move to address these issues, atop its strong financial performance and record payouts to developers, showcase Roblox's trajectory as 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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