About the position
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 Software Engineer on our Game Solutions Engineering team, you will push the envelope of what’s possible in top and emerging experiences on Roblox. You’ll focus on prototyping, deploying solutions with external development studios and iterating with cutting edge engine features. You’ll ultimately have a strong influence on our engine roadmap and APIs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to external game development studios, helping them optimize performance, scalability, and quality.
- Work deeply on prototypes that push the boundaries of what our engine can support, contributing large amounts of Luau code to demonstrate the feasibility of various game modes.
- Identify, articulate, and advocate for core engine, performance and debugging tooling projects.
- Collaborate closely with other engineers in the Solutions team, the core engine and Roblox Studio teams to shape the future of the platform.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in game development, including performance optimization in multiplayer networked games, understanding of client/server authority, player movement, and more.
- Roblox / Luau development experience is a strong plus.
- A track record of successful game(s) on the Roblox platform is a very strong plus.
- Experience in team-based game development is strongly preferred.
- A passion for promoting and building great development tools - profilers, debuggers, source control, 3D asset iteration, etc.
- C++ experience is a plus but not required.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into understandable and compelling guides and documentation.
- No serious or recent moderations incidents and are at least 18-years old.
Benefits
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
