Principal Avatar Personalization Engineer

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

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Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Avatar Personalization team. You will build avatar features using the Roblox game engine and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable systems for tens of millions of players and developers.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, API creation for in-experience avatar creation, and advancing avatar fidelity across platforms including mobile, tablet, PC, and console.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with C++, 3D math, data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with networking for game systems.
• Experience with character building and customization tools.
• Experience building online console or mobile game titles.
• Experience with animation, rigid-body or cloth/hair physics, or shading.

Responsibilities

• Implement groundbreaking features in Roblox game engine to build the best avatar system in the world.
• Build APIs for Roblox developers enabling in-experience creation of Roblox Avatars from scratch.
• Enhance avatar fidelity and uniqueness on Roblox.
• Use the Roblox game engine to build excellent vertical applications for multiple platforms (mobile, tablet, PC, console).
• Refactor and improve existing codebase, and establish architectural standards for system reliability, performance, and test coverage.
• Work with numerous teams to help build the world's best user generated gaming platform.
• Implement systems in a combination of C++ and Lua.

Skills

C++

3D math

Data structures

Algorithms

Networking

Character building

Online console/mobile games

Animation/rigid-body/cloth physics/sh

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Avatar Personalization team. You will build avatar features using the Roblox game engine and coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable systems for tens of millions of players and developers.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, API creation for in-experience avatar creation, and advancing avatar fidelity across platforms including mobile, tablet, PC, and console.