[2027] Software Engineer, Early Career

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Job summary

Roblox is hiring an Early Career Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA. You’ll work with seasoned engineers to design, code, and deploy features that reach millions of users globally, with mentorship and real, immediate impact.

You’ll collaborate across Design, Product, Data, QA, and DevOps while exploring cutting-edge technologies and shaping scalable systems for a platform that processes billions of events daily. The role emphasizes growth, learning, and contributing to a civil, safe community.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding an undergraduate/graduate degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Experience with software engineering concepts through coursework, internships, personal projects, or prior roles.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages listed (C#, Lua, Java, Go, Node.js, Ruby, Python, C++, Swift).

Responsibilities

• Join a community of curious, supportive engineers, engaging in architectural discussions and system design.
• Investigate and experiment with cutting-edge technologies, including ML frameworks and LLMs, to solve complex challenges.
• Design, code, and test new features across the full development lifecycle.

Skills

C#

Lua

Java

Go

Node.js

Ruby

Python

C++

Swift

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

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.

As an Early Career Software Engineer at Roblox, your story begins with supportive mentorship and immediate, global impact. You’ll work alongside seasoned engineers and curious experts, designing, coding, and deploying real features that reach millions of people globally. By the end of your first year, you’ll have directly influenced the future of our platform and the experience of our global community with millions of daily active users.

You Will:

• Join a community of curious, supportive engineers, actively engaging in architectural discussions and system design.
• Investigate and experiment with cutting‑edge technologies, like machine learning frameworks and large language models (LLMs), to solve complex technical challenges and improve our engineering systems.
• Design, code, and test innovative features, navigating the full development lifecycle from initial design to production deployment.
• Partner closely with cross‑functional teams, including Design, Product, Data, QA, and DevOps, to deliver cohesive products and features.
• Support the continuous evolution of our distributed systems, operating at our massive scale of 2 trillion analytics events a day.
• Engage in our team matching process, chatting directly with engineering managers from across Roblox, including Infra, Engine, Search & Discovery, Foundational AI, Economy, and more, to help guide your placement.

You Are:

• Pursuing or in possession of an undergraduate/graduate degree in computer science, engineering, a related technical field, or an equivalent practical experience.
• Experienced with software engineering concepts through coursework, internships, personal projects, or previous roles.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, including C#, Lua, Java, Go, Node.js, Ruby, Python, C++, and Swift.
• Able to thrive in ambiguous environments, quickly adapting to new challenges and collaborating across the company to solve complex technical challenges while developing proficiency in coding standards.

Please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time. You may redact age, date of birth, and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume if you prefer.

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

$153,000 — $153,000 USD

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

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 to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

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.