3 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$243k - $295k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and build a robust, scalable voice client foundation that internal Roblox teams can integrate into their products.
- Develop accessible APIs that enable creators to build immersive voice communication experiences.
- Design systems with a safety-first approach that meet Roblox's safety standards at billion-user scale.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives across product, design, frontend, and backend teams from technical planning through launch and iteration.
- Mentor and grow senior engineers, remove team roadblocks, and help teammates perform at their best.
- Shape frontend engineering culture and improve development, review, and shipping practices across the Communication team.
- Remain hands-on in the codebase while providing technical leadership and code reviews.
- Drive communication Daily Active Users through reliable, fast, intuitive, and engaging experiences.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of frontend or client engineering experience, or 8 years without a CS or related degree.
- Experience building complex user interfaces and partnering closely with Product and Design.
- Experience with large-scale consumer applications across React/Redux, React Native, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS, or other platforms.
- Expertise in real-time communications technologies such as WebRTC, including leading communication experiences at scale.
- Experience with client performance profiling and optimization, including memory management and rendering.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping and production execution.
- Proven technical leadership, including mentoring and developing junior engineers into independent technical leaders.
- Strong system design skills and experience authoring technical design documents for architectural review.
- Willingness to remain hands-on with coding, code review, and product development.
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.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process.
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.