Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Roblox
San Mateo, CA
About the Job
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.
The Assessment Tools team builds game-based assessments on the Roblox platform which are used to evaluate cognitive skills as part of the Roblox hiring process. Learning experts and game developers collaborate to create engaging assessments that help us identify ideal candidates from a large pool of applicants. Our goal is to give all applicants an equal opportunity and provide an unbiased, efficient, and reliable screening mechanism. Working with this team will be a great fit for you if you want to work with a mission-based team and are intrigued by the intersection of psychology and technology.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Assessment Tools Team, you will work with learning experts and game developers to architect and build game systems, features, and tools in service of assessing users' cognitive abilities. You will assist in building a library of always-on experiences that are high-stakes for Roblox applicants, ensuring that we provide them with a stable, engaging, and effective assessment.
You Will
- Collaborate with many disciplines to build cognitive assessments in Roblox Studio to run on the Roblox platform
- Mentor other engineers as well as non-technical team members
- Architect and build systems and user facing features in support of building assessments
- Become an expert on our technology stack and ensure we build new components and applications in a scalable and robust manner.
- Work closely with live-ops and the rest of the technical team to maintain a high-stakes, always-on product
You Have
- 6+ years of experience working as a software engineer
- 2+ years of experience leading technical projects with multiple team members involved
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- Expertise with 3+ programming languages
- Bonus: Multiple years of experience developing game systems and architecture
You Are
- A Full Stack Software Engineer who can work across different languages and stacks
- Proficient in writing readable, extensible, and testable code
- A technical leader that can translate requirements into scalable architecture and code
- An experienced mentor and a highly collaborative team member
- Curious with an interest in understanding the scientific side of cognitive assessment
*Bonus: Experienced with game engines like Roblox, Unity, Unreal Engine, etc
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.
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.