Principal Software Engineer, Real-Time Communications

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

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Job summary

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Audio-Video-Communication team to build a platform delivering voice chat, 3D audio, and large-scale broadcast across devices.

You will work in C++ on scalable, multi-service systems, collaborating with engineering managers and the Real-Time Communications team, bringing high-quality real-time features to billions of users.

Qualifications

• Over 8+ years of experience developing and deploying user-facing software products.
• Successfully deployed a high-quality, multi-service distributed system at scale with low costs.
• Familiarity with the challenges of working at scale on constrained platforms like consoles or mobile devices.
• Experience in performance optimization (working in Kernel, Assembly, C, and memory management).
• Proficiency in C++ and an understanding of parallel/concurrent programming concepts
• A grasp of industry standards, best practices, and design patterns
• Approached problems from multiple perspectives, weighing advantages and drawbacks of different solutions

Responsibilities

• Build and launch the latest real-time communication platform from the ground up, designed to support billions of users.
• Employ best programming practices to write code that is efficient, maintainable, and scalable.
• Play a crucial role in the introduction of high-quality communication features/products on a wide range of devices, from mobile to high-end platforms.
• Enhance the robustness and performance of existing components
• Collaborate with engineers across engine and partner teams to create synergistic solutions

Skills

C++

Parallel programming

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Memory management

Kernel

Assembly

Systems design

Job description

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Audio-Video-Communication team to build a platform delivering voice chat, 3D audio, and large-scale broadcast across devices.

You will work in C++ on scalable, multi-service systems, collaborating with engineering managers and the Real-Time Communications team, bringing high-quality real-time features to billions of users.