Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration

About the role

Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D experiences built by creators around the world. As a Principal Engineer focused on Collaboration, you will be leading the architecture and design of workflows on Roblox Studio and our platform enabling creators and AI agents to collaborate at scale by creating, sharing, and managing content.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver complex technical features E2E in our game engine and in the Roblox Studio that will allow developers to grow in our community
• Establish the foundational architecture and technical direction that will enable Studio to keep expanding its capabilities
• Work cross functionally, across teams and technology platforms to deliver high quality and amazing user functionality
• Lead by example and mentor engineers to implement technological best practices, patterns, and strategies
• Improve the product quality by fostering automation testing
• Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

Requirements

• At least 8+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems with large scale systems in C++ codebases
• Worked on the internals of a multi-player game engine, solving problems related to scale, performance, latency, and throughput in client/server environments
• Experience delivering end-to-end on features that span multiple teams and technology platforms
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Qualifications

• Familiar with how version control systems work under the hood
• Familiar with 3D scene and game development tools and workflows
• Familiar with file storage systems or network protocols

Skills

The ideal candidate has C++ and game engine experience, enjoys solving complex software problems and has a passion for mentoring other engineers on the team.

Benefits

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.

Pay

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Schedule

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 to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.