Senior Software Engineer - Studio Tools

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits described on this page

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Builder Tools team in San Mateo, CA. You’ll build interactive, developer-facing tooling for Roblox Studio, enabling thousands of developers to create, test, and ship immersive experiences.

You will define architecture, mentor teammates, and collaborate with UX designers and product managers to shape the future of our application, contributing to a world-class platform for massively multiplayer game development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in developing and deploying user-facing applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience with C++ or a similar language.
• Strong focus on end-user experience.
• Experience with React, Cocoa, or WPF is a plus.
• Experience building developer tools like game tooling or editors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on interactive tools for Roblox game developers.
• Define architecture and reusable tooling frameworks.
• Collaborate with UX designers and Product Manager to design ergonomic solutions.
• Design and execute on architecture and technical direction for the app.
• Own and deliver complex projects from planning to execution.
• Work cross-functionally across teams and platforms.
• Mentor team members and share expertise.
• Define tooling practices, patterns, and strategies.
• Contribute to building the world-class engine for multiplayer game development.

Skills

C++

UI frameworks

React

Cocoa

WPF

End-user experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CADs

3D editors

Game development tooling

Job description

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 in the Builder Tools team, you’ll work on interactive, developer-facing tools and reusable tooling frameworks for Roblox Studio, a collaborative IDE for making Roblox games.

The Builder Tools team is in charge of Roblox Studio’s content making features, from 3D draggers to world-class character animation tools, tooling for making terrain for huge worlds, in-game UI authoring tools, and many more.

In this role, you will have a direct impact on how streamlined and enjoyable making games on Roblox is for hundreds of thousands developers worldwide!

You Will

• Work on various interactive tools for Roblox game developers
• Define architecture and implement reusable tooling frameworks
• Work with UX designers and Product Manager to come up with most optimal and ergonomic solutions
• Design and execute on the architecture and technical direction that will be the future of our application
• Own and deliver complex technical projects from the planning stage through execution
• Work cross functionally, across teams and technology platforms
• Mentor team members helping them improve their professional skills and expertiseDesign, develop, and implement technological practices, patterns, and strategies
• Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

You Have

• 5+ years in developing and deploying top of the line user-facing applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a similar technical field
• 1+ years of experience with C++ or another lower-level language
• A passion for end-user experience
• Experience with UI frameworks like React, Cocoa, WPF, or others is a plus
• Experience in making developer-, engineer- or artist-facing tools, such as game development tooling, CADs, 3D editors, design tools is a big plus.

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—$243,290 USD

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

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.