Senior Software Engineer, Roblox
Mobile, Android
$222.9-289.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$222.9-289.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in software development
- 4+ years of experience with Android, cross-platform UI technologies, and/or web
- 4+ years of experience building and launching consumer-facing features with design, product and/or other partners
- Passionate about users: You are sensitive to the needs of our users and strive to create the best possible experience for all
- Versatile: You are comfortable switching between languages and are excited to learn new technologies
- Analytical: You are ready to solve puzzles, from improving how users interact with features to optimizing your code’s performance across devices
- Team-oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger
What the job involves
- A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone
- As a Senior Android Software Engineer on the Ads team, you’ll play a critical role in building and scaling ads at Roblox
- Our platform powers every aspect of how users, developers, and brands interact with ads across Roblox
- You'll help shape the future of Immersive Ads—our innovative approach to ad experiences that are seamlessly integrated into gameplay, not disruptive to it
- You’ll collaborate across product, design, and platform teams to:
- Build intuitive and high performing Android features for the ads experience
- Design scalable solutions that empower creators with more control over ad placement and performance
- Ensure high-quality user experiences across both the portal and in-experience ad displays
- Build, ship and maintain features to improve the user experience for millions of users
- Work with Engineering, Product, Design and Data partners to drive the future of content discovery
- Write efficient code that remains performant across a range of platforms and devices
- Design, implement and maintain unit and integration tests
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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