Senior Software Engineer, Engine Systems

Job Summary

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.

About the Role

The Senior Software Engineer on the Engine DataModel team will own and innovate on the foundational components that form the backbone of the Roblox platform. In the Roblox Engine, the DataModel is a tree-like structure that is analogous to a scenegraph in other 3D engines. This role will report to the engineering manager and will be based out of our HQ in San Mateo, CA in a hybrid model 3 days a week (Tuesdays to Thursdays).

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code that performs well for all user-created games on the Roblox platform.
• Build the core systems and data structures used in the Roblox engine, working with other teams to find universal solutions.
• Take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles.
• Execute code that performs well on all the devices Roblox supports— from desktop clients to mobile phone clients to console clients.

Requirements

• Experience developing outstanding systems-level C++ programming.
• Have experience working on game engine internals.
• Responsibility for building and maintaining systems that work optimally.
• Curiosity to learn and stay up-to-date on technology developments.
• Have a curiosity about the actual work the CPU does when you use smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and blocks of memory, both structured and raw.

Qualifications

• Experience with C++ programming.
• Experience with game engine internals.
• Experience with system-level software development.
• Experience with performance optimization.
• Experience with modern C++ features like smart pointers, templates, and virtual functions.

Skills

• C++ programming skills.
• Experience with game engine internals.
• Experience with system-level software development.
• Experience with performance optimization.
• Experience with modern C++ features like smart pointers, templates, and virtual functions.

Benefits

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.

Pay

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 as described on this page.

Schedule

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).