3 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$197k - $243k/yr
Responsibilities
- Maintain, optimize, and expand automated systems that analyze 3D geometry, avatar schema compliance, rigging structures, and asset metadata.
- Develop quantitative programmatic metrics to evaluate user-generated content against marketplace quality and security standards.
- Provide practical engineering expertise in geometric processing and collaborate with machine learning teams on asset-quality pipelines.
- Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and artists across the avatar stack to implement marketplace policy requirements.
- Optimize validation and data pipelines for large-scale 3D assets, including meshes and textures.
Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or relevant work experience.
- Exceptional spatial reasoning and deep mastery of 3D mathematics, particularly linear algebra for game engines and 3D environments.
- Strong experience manipulating and analyzing 3D data, including meshes, vertices, and topology.
- Understanding of avatar schema compliance, rigging, skinning weights, and animation principles.
- Strong programming skills in C++, Luau, Python, or similar production languages.
- Proven ability in system optimization, data pipelining, and complex software design.
- Experience with runtime game engines is preferred.
- Foundational knowledge of rendering pipelines is preferred.
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.
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.