Senior Real-Time Game Engine Engineer (C++)

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation in California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Engine Harmony. You will contribute to the Roblox game engine, building high-performance C++ subsystems and collaborating with an experienced Systems team to push the platform forward.

You will optimize resource usage across devices, shaping memory, threading, and physics for client and server code. This role supports a global community of 2M+ developers and helps deliver safe, engaging experiences for billions of

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience solving complex, system-level problems in large-scale codebases.
• Strong C++ experience preferred.
• Experience developing and shipping machine learning models is a strong plus.
• Experience working in the guts of a game engine or passion for learning it.

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine.
• Work on sub-systems to harmonize resource usage to ensure gameplay works on various devices with varying CPU, memory and bandwidth capabilities.
• Work on optimization techniques to improve player engagement.
• Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers.

Skills

C++

Large-scale systems

Performance optimization

ML models

Job description

Roblox Corporation in California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Engine Harmony. You will contribute to the Roblox game engine, building high-performance C++ subsystems and collaborating with an experienced Systems team to push the platform forward.

You will optimize resource usage across devices, shaping memory, threading, and physics for client and server code. This role supports a global community of 2M+ developers and helps deliver safe, engaging experiences for billions of