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Roblox · 4 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer: Studio

positionSan Mateo, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$343K/yr - $397K/yr
date10+ years exp

Roblox is a platform that empowers millions of creators to build immersive digital experiences. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of tools that enhance the developer experience for both internal and external creators, focusing on creating robust systems and features that support the community.

3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
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Responsibilities

Help drive the technical strategy of delivering a first-class developer experience for internal and external creators
Plan and deliver complex technical features E2E in our game engine and in the Studio UI that will allow internal engineers and external creators to grow in our community
Extend our architecture to enable new internal use cases to be built on technology our creators use today
Work cross functionally, across teams and technology platforms to deliver high quality and amazing user functionality
Lead by example and mentor engineers to implement technological best practices, patterns, and strategies Improve the product quality by fostering automation testing
Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

Qualification

C++Game enginesLarge-scale systemsAutomated testingFile storage systemsNetwork protocolsCuriosityCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

10+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems with large-scale systems such as game engines
Experience in C++ codebases
A degree in Computer Science, or have equivalent practical experience
Built systems responsibly in a way that ensures they work reliably
Rigorous in handling potential failure cases, and diligent in automated testing
Curious: you want to learn, and stay up-to-date on technology developments
Collaborative: you have excellent communication skills and follow-through, and enjoy mentoring others

Preferred

Familiar with file storage systems or network protocols (Bonus)

Benefits

Equity compensation
Benefits as described on this page

Company

Roblox

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Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that offers a shared digital experience that brings people together through play.
dateFounded in 2004
location
San Mateo, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://corp.roblox.com

H1B Sponsorship

Roblox has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (240)
2024 (111)
2023 (139)
2022 (153)
2021 (91)
2020 (92)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$874.45M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzAltos Ventures
2024-10-01Post Ipo Equity
2022-04-12Series Unknown· $17.71M
2021-08-11Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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David Baszucki
CEO & Founder
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Michael Guthrie
CFO
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