6 days ago
San Mateo, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$295k - $345k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement avatar features in the Roblox game engine.
- Build APIs that enable Roblox developers to create avatars within experiences.
- Enhance avatar fidelity, uniqueness, customization, and content creation systems.
- Develop vertical applications for mobile, tablet, PC, and console platforms.
- Refactor code and establish architectural standards for reliability, performance, and test coverage.
- Lead major architectural projects and provide technical leadership.
- Coordinate with multiple teams across Roblox.
- Implement systems using C++ and Lua.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience working on a consumer-facing game engine and/or game application.
- Proficiency with C++, 3D math, data structures, algorithms, and networking.
- Experience building character-building and customization systems, editors, and content creation tools.
- Experience building online console or mobile game titles.
- Experience with animation, rigid-body or cloth/hair physics, or shading in game or film character systems.
- Experience in game or film development is especially translatable to the role.
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.
- The role is based at Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California, when applicable.
Tech Stack
C++Lua
Categories
Gaming
About Roblox
Roblox builds a platform for user‑generated 3D experiences, offering Roblox Studio for creators and a social marketplace where players explore and interact across devices. Its business model centers on virtual currency (Robux) and subscriptions, platform fees paid to creators, and an expanding advertising offering. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker RBLX.