Senior Software Engineer, Game Engine Systems

OneClick Smart Resume; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 242,100 - 293,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Engine DataModel team in San Mateo, CA, hybrid model three days a week. You will own and innovate on foundation components that power the Roblox platform.

You have extensive systems-level C++ experience, a passion for game engines, and the curiosity to understand CPU behavior, memory management, and performance across desktop, mobile, and consoles. You will build scalable engine data structures and collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience developing systems-level C++ programming.
• Curiosity about CPU operations and memory usage.
• Experience with game engines or performance-sensitive products.
• Ability to own projects through full lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code for Roblox platform.
• Build core systems and data structures used in the Roblox engine.
• Take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles.
• Ensure performance across desktop, mobile, and console clients.

Skills

C++ programming

Game engines

Smart pointers

Templates

Virtual functions

Tools

Luau API bindings

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Game Engine Systems – Roblox San Mateo, CA, United States

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Engine DataModel team, you will own and innovate on the foundational components that form the backbone of the Roblox platform. In the Roblox Engine, the DataModel is a tree-like structure that is analogous to a scenegraph in other 3D engines. This role will report to the engineering manager and will be based out of our HQ in San Mateo, CA in a hybrid model 3 days a week (Tuesdays to Thursdays).

Our Team Owns

• The core structures and systems are used to build the DataModel and interact with it.


• The C++ reflection bindings that form the Engine’s Luau API surface and let creators interact with the DataModel. We’ve built custom codegen tooling to generate the C++ for these reflection bindings and other related structures.


• DataModel serialization … and much more!

You Will

• Develop engine code that performs well for all user-created games on the Roblox platform.


• Build the core systems and data structures used in the Roblox engine, working with other teams to find universal solutions.


• Take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles.


• Execute code that performs well on all the devices Roblox supports—from desktop clients to mobile phone clients to console clients.

You Have

• Experience developing outstanding systems-level C++ programming.


• Have a curiosity about the actual work the CPU does when you use smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and blocks of memory, both structured and raw.


• Have experience working on game engines or other similarly performance-sensitive products.


• Responsibility for building and maintaining systems that work optimally.


• Curiosity to learn and stay up-to-date on technology developments.

Annual Salary Range

$242,100—$293,800 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.