Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
As a Principal Software Engineer you will help develop the virtual economy at Roblox and ensure that Developers and Creators can earn from their virtual products. Every time a purchase using Robux happens, it flows through Virtual Economy’s systems. Those purchases cover products developers sell in their experiences, avatar items, game passes, private servers among others. Those systems process billions of transactions per year. You will help scale our distributed systems while maintaining a safe and secure economy.
In this role, you will provide insights and reporting to all participants in the ecosystem (users, creators, sellers) so they can understand their sales, and how to grow. You will also evaluate ways in which complex development teams can distribute and share earnings across their contributors.
You Will:
- Develop backend services that scale to billions of products and transactions in a reliable, secure manner.
- Innovate on virtual economy in the metaverse and build the next generation of commerce in the metaverse
- Be a leader for the team ranging from junior engineers to industry veterans
- Work with multiple stakeholders to deliver multiple projects concurrently.
- Help recruit future talent for Roblox
- Have direct impact on the future direction of the largest social platform for play, delivering groundbreaking solutions allowing our development teams earn a sustainable living and build experiences for a global community of over 90 million daily active users
You Have:
- 9+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available and large-scale systems in production, including 5+ years of experience in consumer-facing products.
- 3+ years of experience leading large scale projects
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field, or equivalent experience
- Experience working in the gaming industry or monetization platforms is a plus, but not required
You Are:
- A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated complicated technical solutions. You can make tradeoffs between short and long-term goals and get the buy-ins from the right stakeholders.
- Product Oriented: You have a proven record of understanding and bridging the gap between product and engineering vision. You take a creative and strategic approach to solving complex problems.
- Result Oriented: You identify ways to improve your and the team’s efficiency. You understand the need to move fast while making the right trade-offs.
- Team Oriented: You can work well as part of a team and know how to collaborate with all participants to develop the best solutions. You lift your peers and find ways to make the team stronger.
- A Cross-functional Wizard: You work well with cross-functional peers, communicating effectively and driving the project forward despite uncertainties.
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Annual Salary Range
$289,460—$338,270 USD
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.
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What We Do
Roblox is an immersive gaming and creation platform that offers people millions of ways to be together, inviting its community to explore, create and share endless unique experiences. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together — in a world that's safe, civil, and optimistic. To achieve this vision, we are building an innovative company that, together with the Roblox community, has the ability to strengthen our social fabric and support economic growth for people around the world.
Why Work With Us
Every day, Roblox employees tackle complex questions and drive incredible innovation. Join us in building the future of human connection and communication.
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We are requiring employees to be in the office three days a week – with core days being Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On Mondays and Fridays, employees may choose to work remotely, although the office will still be open.
