Senior Engine Networking Engineer - Real-Time C++ & Equity

The Briefed; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Equity compensation for all full-time

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Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Engine Networking team. You will work on building blocks of Roblox's core engine, touching threading, memory management, physics, and scripting to support a global developer community.

The role focuses on high-performance, real-time C++ systems across client and server, with collaboration from experienced engineers on game engine internals. This position is based in California with on-site work expectations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in large, complex C++ codebases.
• Experience with system-level pointers, templates, and memory management.
• Experience in game engine internals or strong interest to learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop C++ engine code for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine.
• Work on data syncing between server and client and streaming.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure performance on devices with varying CPU/memory.

Skills

C++ in large codebases

Systems-level programming

Game engine internals

Client-server data syncing

Performance optimization

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Engine Networking team. You will work on building blocks of Roblox's core engine, touching threading, memory management, physics, and scripting to support a global developer community.

The role focuses on high-performance, real-time C++ systems across client and server, with collaboration from experienced engineers on game engine internals. This position is based in California with on-site work expectations.