Senior Software Engineer, Video Rendering

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); In loco; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Roblox Corporation seeks an experienced Android video engineer to design, implement, and optimize complex C++ video pipelines on mobile devices. You will work with Vulkan or OpenGL, AMediaCodec, and the Android NDK to deliver high-performance capture, encoding, decoding, and rendering for a 3D immersive gaming environment.

You will collaborate across Roblox platforms, contributing to backend services and cross-team video initiatives while staying current with codec standards such as AVC, HEVC,

Competenze

• 8+ years designing, developing, and debugging complex C++ applications on Android.
• Knowledge of AVC/HEVC/AV1 video codecs and how they are delivered and decoded.
• Experience with performance optimization across diverse Android devices.

Mansioni

• Design, develop, optimize, and debug video capture, encoding, playback, and rendering on Android.
• Collaborate across Roblox platforms to advance video tech for gaming in a 3D immersive environment.
• Work with Vulkan/OpenGL and Android NDK to implement high-performance video features on mobile.

Conoscenze

C++ on Android

Vulkan

OpenGL

Android performance

Video processing

NDK APIs

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Strumenti

AMediaCodec

NDK

Vulkan

Descrizione del lavoro

• The Video Team is responsible for adaptive video playback and rendering, screen recording, camera capture, live video, video ads, video transcoding, and moderation. We develop on mobile, desktops, consoles, web, and our backend microservices platform
• This is a hands-on role focused on Android with the opportunity to work across all the areas. This role is not a video codec research or implementation position; we only use industry-standard codecs
• Design, develop, use AI/LLMs, optimize, and debug video capture, encoding, playback, and rendering focused on the Android platform using NDK APIs like Vulkan and AMediaCodec
• Innovate, architect, and implement our vision for video in a 3D immersive environment
• Have the opportunity to work across our platforms (desktop, mobile, and consoles)
• Have the opportunity to work on our backend microservices
• Collaborate with different teams all across Roblox to develop new uses of video
• Be guided to create state of the art video tech for gaming industry

Knowledgeable within the video domain. You know the difference between AVC, HEVC, and AV1. You understand how video is compressed, delivered, and decoded. You don't have to look up the meaning of YUV or HLS. You love to pick up new technologies as the landscape evolves An experienced engineer with 8+ years of designing, developing, and debugging complex C++ applications running on Android Proficient with using Vulkan or OpenGL on Android in a performance oriented environment An expert with the wide variety of Android devices from junk to gold