Senior Backend Software Engineer, Roblox
Productivity Platforms and Ecosystems
$218.5-283.8k
Plus equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$218.5-283.8k
Plus equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- Work with engineering, product, finance, people, and talent teams to help refine requirements
- Develop mockups and specification documents that can be reviewed by multiple partners
- Ensure projects are well-planned, performant, and delivered
- Develop systems that will be used by the entire company
- Report to the Engineering Manager of the ROS team
- 4+ years of experience building backend systems, microservices, and applications
- 2+ years of experience leading large technical projects with multiple team members involved
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
What the job involves
- Roblox is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who will build systems that make us more productive and allow the entire organization to grow
- You will help us combine internal tools and third-party applications for People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Budgeting, Roadmapping, and Business Analytics
- This is a new team at Roblox and we need a team member who can work with a high level of freedom and autonomy, advocate the best development practices and collaborate with outside vendors, and work with Roblox Executives daily
- This role will report into the ROS Engineering Manager
- Experienced in modern backend development, DevOps, microservices, containers, databases, etc
- Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and well-monitored code
- Effective at deploying and maintaining production environments
- Passionate about working with users to build tools that provide insights and improve workflows
- Comfortable working across multiple teams to make tradeoffs and quick decisions
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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