4 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$243k - $295k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and ship 3D engine systems for avatar and environment geometry, including mesh processing, level of detail, transcoding, streaming, runtime loading, and performance systems.
- Partner with Rendering, Avatar, Studio, and external developers to deliver usable features for Roblox experiences.
- Profile and improve game-engine performance across a wide range of devices, especially mobile.
- Drive projects end to end, mentor engineers, and help maintain high standards for technical quality and code health.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience building and shipping high-performance systems in game engines, real-time simulation, robotics, AR/VR, or similar domains.
- Deep proficiency in C++ and experience writing clean, efficient, maintainable code in large codebases.
- Hands-on production experience with real-time 3D rendering, mesh or geometry processing, level of detail, animation/skinning, spatial data, 3D asset pipelines, or GPU/client performance.
- Experience diagnosing CPU/GPU, memory, loading latency, visual quality, and frame-time tradeoffs on constrained platforms such as mobile or console.
- Track record of independently driving ambiguous work through implementation, rollout, and production consequences.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and clearly explain complex technical topics to different audiences.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
- For office-based roles, the work arrangement is onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday unless otherwise noted.
- For San Mateo, California roles, the stated annual base salary range is $243,290-$295,250 USD.
Tech Stack
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.