Principal WebRTC Engineer — Real-Time Audio/Video Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

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 to billions of users.

You will work on C++ software, report to the Real-Time Communications lead, and collaborate across engine teams to drive scalable, high-quality communication features for mobile and desktop platforms.

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 challenges of working at scale on consoles or mobile devices.
• Experience in performance optimization (Kernel, Assembly, C, and memory management).
• Proficiency in C++ and understanding of parallel/concurrent programming concepts.
• Knowledge of industry standards, best practices, and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Build and launch the latest real-time communication platform from the ground up to support billions of users.
• Write efficient, maintainable, and scalable code using best practices.
• Introduce high-quality communication features across devices from mobile to high-end platforms.
• Enhance robustness and performance of existing components.
• Collaborate with engine and partner teams to create synergistic solutions.

Skills

C++

Parallel programming

Performance optimization

Kernel/Assembly/memory management

Distributed systems

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 to billions of users.

You will work on C++ software, report to the Real-Time Communications lead, and collaborate across engine teams to drive scalable, high-quality communication features for mobile and desktop platforms.