Studio Tech Lead & Architect

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 399,000 - 458,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D games. You will own the technical direction of Studio, shaping architecture, performance, and long‑term success as a hands-on contributor. This role requires deep C++ expertise and a track record in building large-scale systems.

You will lead core desktop IDE capabilities, mentor teams, and drive performance improvements while partnering with product and design to deliver fast, reliable creator tooling at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, MS/PhD a strong plus.
• 12+ years of engineering experience building high‑performance C++ systems and long‑lived platforms.
• Proven expertise in memory management, concurrency, data structures, and real‑time systems.
• Strong background in creator tooling, developer tools, or IDE‑like platforms with focus on speed and reliability.
• Experience building high‑performance client applications and keeping desktops responsive under heavy workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the technical roadmap for Roblox Studio and its toolchain with emphasis on performance, responsiveness, and extensibility.
• Design and build core systems for a high‑performance desktop IDE: startup, editing, edit-test loop, debugging tooling, and framework support.
• Lead as a hands‑on contributor, setting architecture and engineering standards across Studio teams.
• Author and review design documents and specifications for foundational Studio features.
• Drive end-to-end performance work: profiling, bottlenecks, latency, memory, and throughput improvements across the application.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to deliver fast, reliable, and intuitive creator tooling.
• Spread reusable patterns and raise the engineering bar across Studio.

Skills

C++

High-performance systems

Concurrency

Memory management

Developer tooling

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE

Tools

Profiling tools

Debugging tools

Graphics/real-time rendering (nice to have)

Job description

Roblox Studio is the creation engine behind millions of immersive 3D games. You will own the technical direction of Studio, shaping architecture, performance, and long‑term success as a hands-on contributor. This role requires deep C++ expertise and a track record in building large-scale systems.

You will lead core desktop IDE capabilities, mentor teams, and drive performance improvements while partnering with product and design to deliver fast, reliable creator tooling at scale.