Senior Software Engineer - Reliability Engine - 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.
Join our Engine Reliability team as a Senior Software Engineer and make a direct impact on the very foundation of Roblox. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing engine stability and reliability, particularly focusing on performance and crash metrics. You'll develop innovative software solutions to detect, mitigate, and isolate engine incidents, automating processes to catch issues early and drive our reliability metrics to new heights. If you're excited by the challenge of solving complex, large-scale problems in the gaming world—especially in the realm of UGC, scale, and C++—and love working alongside passionate, experienced engineers, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive on our dynamic and growing game engine team.
You Will:
- Develop software to measure and alert on critical engine metrics and be able to automatically co-relate events with engine regressions.
- Continuously iterate and learn from each engine incident, using those insights to innovate and create new software and tools that prevent future incidents
- Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers
- Be expected to be on a call rotation with the reliability team
You Have:
- 4+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems in complex Python codebases (C++ would be good to have)
- Telemetry expertise and a passion for accurate data and know what it takes to get the data right
- Systems-level understanding with pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write code, not your enemies
- Platform domain expertise where you can jump with ease between Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and other platforms
- Curiosity to learn, and stay up-to-date on technology developments
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.