Avatar Personalization Architect

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Avatar Personalization team in San Mateo, CA. You will lead features in the Roblox game engine, enhance avatar customization, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality systems for tens of millions of monthly players.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, cross-team coordination, and hands-on implementation in C++ and Lua within a consumer-facing platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience on a consumer-facing game engine or game application.
• Proficiency with C++, 3D math, data structures, algorithms, and networking.
• Experience building character systems, editors, and content creation tools.
• Experience with online console or mobile game titles and animation/shading systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement groundbreaking features in the Roblox game engine to build the best avatar system.
• Build APIs for developers enabling in-experience avatar creation from scratch.
• Enhance avatar fidelity and uniqueness on Roblox.
• Use the Roblox engine to build vertical apps across platforms (mobile to console).
• Refactor codebase and set architectural standards for reliability, performance and tests.
• Collaborate with teams to strengthen the world’s best user-generated gaming platform.
• Implement systems in C++ and Lua.

Skills

C++

3D math

Data structures

Algorithms

Networking

Character customization

Tools

Editors

Content creation tools

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Avatar Personalization team in San Mateo, CA. You will lead features in the Roblox game engine, enhance avatar customization, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality systems for tens of millions of monthly players.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, cross-team coordination, and hands-on implementation in C++ and Lua within a consumer-facing platform.