Roblox

Principal Software Engineer - Content Lifecycle

Roblox
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6 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$295k - $345k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Plan and deliver complex end-to-end technical features in the Roblox game engine and Roblox Studio.
  • Establish foundational architecture and technical direction for expanding Roblox Studio capabilities.
  • Collaborate across teams and technology platforms to deliver high-quality user functionality.
  • Mentor engineers and promote technical best practices, patterns, and strategies.
  • Improve product quality by fostering automated testing.
  • Help build a professional application for massively multiplayer game development.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience solving challenging problems in large-scale C++ codebases.
  • Experience working on the core of a multiplayer game engine, including scale, performance, latency, and throughput challenges in client/server environments.
  • Experience delivering end-to-end features across multiple teams and technology platforms.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Familiarity with how version control systems work internally.
  • Familiarity with 3D scene and game development tools and workflows.
  • Familiarity with file storage systems or network protocols.

Benefits

  • Equity compensation and employee benefits are available to full-time employees.
  • Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
  • The position is based at the San Mateo, California headquarters when applicable.

Tech Stack

Categories

Gaming
Roblox

About Roblox

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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