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.
Join the Engineering Efficiency team at Roblox and contribute to our mission of providing an exceptional development experience. As a Senior Software Engineer, your work will play a crucial role in transforming our development process and enabling global growth with sophisticated technology.
You Will:
- Unify and Integrate Systems: Integrate multiple high-performance frontends and backends into a cohesive, scalable and secure next-gen configuration system that supports millions of requests per second. Also integrate configuration management seamlessly into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Enhance and Support: Own and refine existing configuration systems, handle on-call support as needed, and proactively introduce new features and bug fixes to improve stability and performance.
- Improve Runtime Configurations: Build and enforce language-specific libraries and standard processes to optimize runtime configurations across our platform, encouraging consistency and efficiency.
- Drive Innovation: Continuously explore new technologies, tools, and frameworks to keep our configuration systems at the forefront of efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Champion Best Practices: Advocate for high standards in code quality, security, and system design, fostering a culture that values innovation, resilience, and long-term impact.
You Have:
- Experienced in both front-end and back-end work, with strong proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks and backend technologies like C# and Golang.
- Familiarity with the whole development lifecycle, including concept, deployment, and use of infrastructure and CI/CD tools to improve efficiency and prioritize security.
You Are:
- A Full Stack Engineer who excels at crafting, building, and delivering secure software that makes a tangible impact.
- Known for writing clean, resilient code and maintaining a keen eye for simplicity, efficiency, and scalability in every solution.
- Motivated to tackle fresh challenges, consistently expanding knowledge and exploring tools, frameworks, and standard processes to remain at the forefront.
- You excel in multi-functional teams, communicate optimally, and prioritize the user experience in all features and functionality you develop.
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
$189,110—$233,840 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.
