Lead Game Engine Systems Engineer - Real-Time Networking

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 289,460 - 338,270; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

A leading online gaming platform based in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer for their Engine Networking Team. You will lead a team to optimize real-time communication and improve the overall player experience in a multi-player game environment. The ideal candidate has extensive C++ development experience and a deep understanding of networking and performance optimization in distributed systems. This role includes a competitive annual salary of $289,460 — $338,270 USD and offers equity compensation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience in game development.
• Experience with asset loading, rendering, and networking is desirable.
• Familiarity with multi-player game engine guts.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering team and drive networking solutions for a smooth player experience.
• Optimize real-time communication in game platform.
• Solve technical challenges related to scale, performance, latency, and throughput.

Skills

C++ Development

Networking Knowledge

Multi-threaded Distributed Systems

Performance Optimization

Job description

A leading online gaming platform based in San Mateo, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer for their Engine Networking Team. You will lead a team to optimize real-time communication and improve the overall player experience in a multi-player game environment. The ideal candidate has extensive C++ development experience and a deep understanding of networking and performance optimization in distributed systems. This role includes a competitive annual salary of $289,460 — $338,270 USD and offers equity compensation.