C++ Engine Infrastructure Engineer — Real-Time, Scalable

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation, based in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer for Engine Infrastructure to help advance the Roblox game engine. You will develop core engine code in C++ for high-performance, real-time experiences used by millions of developers.

The role focuses on distributed systems, data streaming, and resource management across devices. If you enjoy tackling large-scale technical challenges and collaborating with engineers across teams, this position could be for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience designing and implementing highly scalable distributed backend systems.
• Proficient in C++ and one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Python or similar).
• Familiar with developing applications that run on Linux.
• Interest in adopting new technologies and applying them to practical problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine.
• Work on data syncing between server and client, game-aware data streaming, and resource usage optimization across devices.
• Design systems to scale Roblox game server fleets to millions of servers worldwide.

Skills

C++

C#

Go

Python

Linux

Game engines

Job description

Roblox Corporation, based in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer for Engine Infrastructure to help advance the Roblox game engine. You will develop core engine code in C++ for high-performance, real-time experiences used by millions of developers.

The role focuses on distributed systems, data streaming, and resource management across devices. If you enjoy tackling large-scale technical challenges and collaborating with engineers across teams, this position could be for you.