Base Salary
$294k - $343k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead engineers on the Engine Networking Team.
- Develop and improve real-time networking and game-state communication systems.
- Optimize network exchanges for latency and efficiency at millisecond-level precision.
- Work across the game platform on networking and asset loading to support smooth player experiences.
- Analyze CPU behavior, memory usage, and operating-system-level execution.
Requirements
- 8+ years of industry experience.
- Experience with systems-level C++ programming, including smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and memory management.
- Experience working on the core systems of a multiplayer game engine, including scale, performance, latency, and throughput in client/server environments.
- Experience with large multithreaded distributed systems connecting millions of users worldwide.
- Experience working across desktop, mobile phone, and console clients.
- Understanding of game networking and operating-system-level behavior.
- Experience with asset loading, rendering, and networking from a game engine or studio is desirable.
- Passion for working with open-source software.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
- Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
- Headquarters location is San Mateo, California.
About Roblox
Roblox's vision is to reimagine the way people come together. Our mission is to connect a billion people with optimism and civility. What is Roblox? Roblox is a platform where people come together virtually to share experiences. Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to learn, work, play, connect, communicate, and socialize in immersive digital experiences all built by a global community of creators. Powered by Creators Roblox is powered by a global community of millions of developers and creators who produce their own immersive multiplayer experiences each month using Roblox Studio, our intuitive desktop design tool. Any experience imaginable can be created on Roblox. How Popular? Roblox is ranked as one of the top entertainment platforms for audiences under the age of 18 based on average monthly visits and time spent (Comscore). Our popularity is driven purely by the community with millions of people signing up through word of mouth every month.