Principal Software Engineer - Engine Foundation - Roblox

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer - Engine Foundation
Job Location: San Mateo, CA, United States
Job Listing URL: https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/6236699?gh_jid=6236699
Job Description: 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 on our Foundation team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M+ developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting. If you enjoy working on C++ software alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing Game Engine team.

You Will:

Develop engine code that performs well for all user-created games on the Roblox platform

Improve scripting, memory management, bootstrapping, and other fundamental layers of the Roblox engine

Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers

You Are:

Experienced: you have 8+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems in complex C++ codebases

Systems-level: pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write code, not your enemies

Platform: you can jump with ease between Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and other platforms

Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working reliably

Curious: you want to learn, and stay up-to-date on technology development

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
$315,850—$383,910 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.