Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

Roblox
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 242,100 - 293,800 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Team-oriented","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Senior Frontend Engineer at Roblox responsible for shaping the architecture and technical direction of the frontend stack for consumer-facing surfaces, across teams and platforms. Implement and define how frontend components fit together, optimize data flow, and build scalable features using modern frameworks and Roblox’s Luau-based tech, enabling fast, stable, cross‑platform experiences for millions of users.

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Roblox
Roblox
8 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

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Job Summary

Senior Frontend Engineer at Roblox responsible for shaping the architecture and technical direction of the frontend stack for consumer-facing surfaces, across teams and platforms. Implement and define how frontend components fit together, optimize data flow, and build scalable features using modern frameworks and Roblox’s Luau-based tech, enabling fast, stable, cross‑platform experiences for millions of users.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement robust, extensible frontend systems powering Roblox’s core surfaces (Home, Avatar, Search, etc.) to serve millions of users efficiently.
  • •Create reusable frontend abstractions using React paradigms and modern tech to enable fast, consistent UI development across teams and devices.
  • •Maintain and evolve Roblox’s internal React-inspired Luau UI libraries, promoting modular design, state management patterns, and performance.
  • •Define architecture standards to ensure frontend code is scalable, testable, and aligned with proven patterns like Flux, MVC, and MVVM.
  • •Partner with engineering, product, and design teams to integrate shared solutions and deliver cohesive, high-quality user experiences.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 242,100 - 293,800 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of software development experience with substantial frontend experience building user-facing applications, including complex frontend systems for large-scale apps
Experience:5+ yearsGamingMetaverse
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationTeam-orientedProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ReactLuauHTML5CSS3JavaScriptTypeScriptReduxFluxC++SwiftKotlin

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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