Senior Software Engineer, Roblox

Marketplace Merchandise

$196.8-295.3k

+ Equity

Python

Java

C++

Rust

REST API

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ 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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$196.8-295.3k

+ Equity

Python

Java

C++

Rust

REST API

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ 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

The ideal candidate is passionate about understanding customer needs, optimizing performance, and delivering exceptional user experiences
3+ years of professional experience in software development
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C++, or Python
Experience with REST, GRPC, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
A willingness to embrace new technologies and a passion for continuous learning
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field (or equivalent experience)

What the job involves

The Marketplace team, part of the Economy org, owns the platform and infrastructure that supports the Avatar customization and Avatar Marketplace within Roblox. As a Senior Engineer on our team, you will lead the work on building personalized and streamlined shopping experiences for over 100M users within Roblox
Beyond this scope, you will be involved with several additional areas also owned by the team such as:
Discovery of items within the Marketplace
Curation and generation pipelines for avatar styles on the marketplace
New product categories and visual displays for avatar items
The systems above power the engine APIs that enable developers to monetize their games on Roblox, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per year, while processing billions of transactions
Design systems that help users discover, create, and interact with virtual products on the marketplace and in experiences
Design and architect scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems, including microservices, message queuing systems, distributed databases, and cloud-based solutions
Lead projects from scoping through experimentation to launch, making key technical decisions, and running and analyzing A/B tests
Partner effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, research scientists, and machine learning engineers
Optimize system performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput

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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