Software Engineer, Engine Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine
• Work on sub-systems that handle data syncing between server and client, game-aware data streaming, and harmonizing resource usage to ensure gameplay works on various devices with varying CPU and memory capabilities
• Design systems that enable Roblox to scale its game server fleet to millions of servers across the world.

Requirements

• + years of industry experience and you’ve designed and led implementation on highly scalable and reliable distributed backend systems.
• Proficient in C++ and one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Python or similar programming language)
• Deep understanding of C++ is a plus
• Familiar with developing applications that run on Linux

You Have

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You are

Familiarity with game engines is a plus.

Curiosity

You are curious and passionate about crafting high performant technologies and adopting new technologies, such as AI and agents into your workflow. You are able to apply them to practical problems.

Strong Teamwork

You are able to collaborate in cross-functional and cross team projects to deliver the most curated technical solution.

Long-term Mindset

You are willing to take the long view to drive the collaboration and build the system.

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 as described on this page

Annual Salary Range

$182,170

$227,370 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

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For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.