Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Creator Communication

$238.5-289.5k

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation

iOS

Linux

Android

C++

Windows

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)

Online gaming and entertainment platform

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Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

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$238.5-289.5k

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation

iOS

Linux

Android

C++

Windows

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experienced with native code: You have worked on deep and challenging problems in complex networked codebases. You have 3+ years of experience in C++ to support working on full stack features that involve the Roblox engine & our backend systems
Systems programming: You are familiar with raw & managed memory access, pointers, thread safety, locking primitives, inter-process communication methods, network sockets, HTTP etc
Experience with Distributed Systems: You are deeply familiar and regularly work with concepts like stream processing, leader election, RPC, retry strategies, etc
Platform know-how: You can jump with ease between Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and other platforms. You understand where platform-specific code is relevant
Responsibility: You build systems with proper telemetry, logging, operations and automated testing in mind
Curiousity: You want to learn and stay up-to-date on technology developments, particularly in distributed systems

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Creator Services team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. You will continuously evolve and run the services used by our creators to manage their players and game servers
You will build systems that support many millions of concurrent players. If you enjoy working on modern C++ and C# software, distributed systems, and networking challenges alongside highly-experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing Creator Services team
You will develop new products and features that help creators make complex experiences including live game operations at many-million-player scale
You will support core systems at massive scale including how players move between game servers, how game servers communicate with each other, and how experiences interact with on and off platform services
Your work has the potential to directly move company metrics (e.g. through reducing loading times)
You will build solutions that will make Roblox work better on every device
You will work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers and data pipelines
You will take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles

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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