Senior Software Engineer - Marketplace

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 196,750 - 295,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits as described on the page

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Engineer located in San Mateo, CA. This role focuses on designing systems for avatar customization and streamlining shopping experiences for over 100 million users. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of software development experience and proficiency in programming languages like C# and Python. A bachelor's degree in a technical field is required. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $196,750 to $295,250 annually, along with equity compensation and additional benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with scalable, reliable, and fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Ability to optimize performance and minimize latency.

Responsibilities

• Design systems for virtual product discovery and interaction.
• Lead projects from scoping through launch.
• Optimize system performance and maximize throughput.

Skills

Proficiency in programming languages (C#, Go, Rust, Java, C++, Python)

Experience with REST and gRPC

Understanding of API design patterns

Familiarity with scalable systems and microservices

Passion for continuous learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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 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 we’re 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.

What You’ll Do

The Marketplace team, part of the Economy org, owns the platform and infrastructure that supports the Avatar customization and Avatar Marketplace within Roblox. As a Senior Engineer on our team, you will lead the work on building personalized and streamlined shopping experiences for over 100M users within Roblox.

Beyond this scope, you will be involved with several additional areas also owned by the team, such as:

• Discovery of items within the Marketplace
• Curation and generation pipelines for avatar styles on the marketplace
• New product categories and visual displays for avatar items

The systems above power the engine APIs that enable developers to monetize their games on Roblox, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per year while processing billions of transactions.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is passionate about understanding customer needs, optimizing performance, and delivering exceptional user experiences.

You Have

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C++, or Python
• Experience with REST, gRPC, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
• A willingness to embrace new technologies and a passion for continuous learning
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field (or equivalent experience)

You Will

• Design systems that help users discover, create, and interact with virtual products on the marketplace and in experiences
• Design and architect scalable, reliable, and fault‑tolerant distributed systems, including microservices, message queuing systems, distributed databases, and cloud‑based solutions
• Lead projects from scoping through experimentation to launch, making key technical decisions, and running and analyzing A/B tests
• Partner effectively with cross‑functional teams, including product managers, research scientists, and machine learning engineers
• Optimize system performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput.

Salary and Benefits

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job‑related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full‑time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range: $196,750—$295,250 USD

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.