8 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$153k - $197k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and ship 3D engine systems for avatar and environment geometry, including mesh processing, level of detail, transcoding, streaming, and runtime loading.
- Partner with Rendering, Avatar, Studio, developer-facing teams, and external developers to make engine features usable for creators.
- Profile and improve game-engine performance across devices, with particular attention to mobile and low-end hardware.
- Drive well-scoped projects from design through implementation and rollout while maintaining technical quality and code health.
- Collaborate with engineers and clearly communicate technical topics.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional experience building and shipping performance-sensitive software.
- Proficiency in C++ and the ability to write clean, readable, maintainable code.
- Hands-on experience with at least one real-time 3D area such as rendering, mesh or geometry processing, level of detail, animation/skinning, spatial data, asset pipelines, or GPU/client performance is a plus.
- Experience with game engines, real-time simulation, robotics, AR/VR, or similar domains is a plus.
- Experience contributing features to a large codebase is a plus.
- Ability to take a well-scoped problem from design through implementation and rollout, gather context when requirements are unclear, collaborate across teams, and explain technical topics clearly.
- Willingness to learn new technologies, including AI-assisted tools, and grow technical scope.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
- Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.
- For headquarters roles in San Mateo, California, the listed annual base salary range is $153,120–$196,750 USD.
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.