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Senior Software Engineer, Engine Productivity Tools - Roblox

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Job Title
Senior Software Engineer, Engine Productivity Tools
Job Location
San Mateo, CA, United States
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 Senior Software Engineer on Engine Telemetry, you will be designing, implementing, and optimizing telemetry solutions that capture, process, and analyze real-time data from millions of players worldwide. If you enjoy working on C++ and observability solutions, you will be right at home on our growing Engine team.

You Will:

  • Collaborate with engineering and product management (PM) leadership to realize the goal of optimizing the usability and precision of our telemetry solution.
  • Develop engine code that performs well for all user-created games on the Roblox platform.
  • Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers.

You Have:

  • At least 4 years of experience as a Software Engineer, particularly within complex C++ codebases and challenging problems.
  • Expertise in observability concepts, which includes metrics, traces, and logging.
  • Experience with Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Kafka, ElasticSearch a plus.

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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Roblox Headquarters Location

San Mateo, CA

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Roblox Company Size

Between 2,000 - 2,000 employees

Roblox Founded Year

2004

Roblox Total Amount Raised

$856,742,272

Roblox Funding Rounds

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  • Series H

    $520,000,000 USD

  • IPO

    $0

  • Series G

    $1,030,000 USD

  • Series G

    $150,000,000 USD

  • Series F

    $149,999,985 USD

  • Series E

    $25,000,004 USD

  • Series D

    $4,000,612 USD

  • Series D

    $2,175,725 USD

  • Series C

    $2,905,890 USD

  • Series B

    $1,069,998 USD

  • Series A

    $560,000 USD