Senior Software Engineer, Client Systems (C++)

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 Senior Software Engineer on the Consumer Frontend team, you will leverage the Roblox tech stack and tools to build groundbreaking experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible on the platform. Your efforts will not only help create amazing content, but more importantly, will help us highlight issues, improve and extend our animation tech, tools and pipeline for all developers. These efforts will enable our game developers to create engaging and delightful experiences for our millions of players. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about Client side development. You need to be proficient in C++ or building client side system libraries on mobile/Desktop platforms. Prior experience building C++ based applications, libraries/frameworks or SDK is highly desirable. You will: Be the primary C++ expert in the team and drive frontend C++ strategy for extending our interface layer. Work with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, and Design to expand frontend ecosystems and drive technical enhancements in engineering space. Implement innovative solutions to feature requests and collaborate with the Roblox Surface owners on new initiatives. Have fun working with our internal team members and community developers to improve the overall state of Lua App on Roblox You have: 4+ years of experience with significant knowledge of system or mobile programming. Proficiency in C++: Strong C++ programming skills with an ability to write high quality, performant code; experience with Lua is a plus Passion about building frameworks and libraries: You are driven to build a strong platform with world class design patterns and cutting edge system architecture. Performance focus: You embrace software performance considerations, with an ability to implement performant solutions for platforms including mobile. Personally Motivated: Self-sufficient, self-organized and able to take ownership of a project throughout its full lifecycle A Team player mentality: Ability to work closely with and inspire the rest of your team while displaying excellent interpersonal and communication skills 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 as described on this page. Annual Salary Range

$195,780—$242,100 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted). 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. For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.