Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration

Roblox
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 295,250 - 345,040 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Problem-solving","Communication"]

Senior engineering leader building and guiding collaboration workflows in Roblox Studio and the platform, enabling creators and AI agents to collaborate at scale. You will set foundational architecture, deliver end-to-end features across teams, mentor engineers, and drive automated testing to improve quality on large-scale multiplayer game development systems using C++ and game-engine technology.

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Roblox
Roblox
5 months ago

Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration

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Job Summary

Senior engineering leader building and guiding collaboration workflows in Roblox Studio and the platform, enabling creators and AI agents to collaborate at scale. You will set foundational architecture, deliver end-to-end features across teams, mentor engineers, and drive automated testing to improve quality on large-scale multiplayer game development systems using C++ and game-engine technology.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan and deliver complex technical features end-to-end in our game engine and Roblox Studio to grow the creator community
  • •Establish foundational architecture and technical direction to expand Studio capabilities
  • •Collaborate across teams and technology platforms to deliver high-quality user functionality
  • •Mentor engineers and promote best practices, patterns, and strategies across the team
  • •Improve product quality by fostering automation testing and contributing to the world’s best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 295,250 - 345,040 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •At least 8+ years experience with large-scale systems in C++ codebases
  • •Experience working on the internals of a multiplayer game engine (client/server) addressing scale, performance, latency, and throughput
  • •Experience delivering end-to-end features that span multiple teams and technology platforms
  • •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • •Familiar with version control systems, 3D scene and game development tools/workflows, and file storage systems or network protocols
Experience:8+ yearsGamingGame developmentMultiplayer
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:MentoringLeadershipCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingCommunication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++Roblox StudioGame engineClient/serverVersion control

Company Brief

Roblox
Operates an online platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, enabling creators to build, publish, and monetize interactive 3D experiences for a global community of players.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2004
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