Senior Software Engineer - Creator Performance Tools (C++)

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 on the Performance & Optimization pod within the Scripting team, you'll play a crucial role in empowering the next generation of Roblox creators. You will build the best-in-class simulation, test, and debug tools that help creators understand how their experiences are performing across the platform. Your work will enable developers to rapidly identify and debug issues, building their confidence so they can focus on creation and build at the speed of their imagination.

You Will:

• Own and deliver complex technical projects from the planning stage through self directed initiatives
• Design and execute on the architecture and technical direction of multi-quarter features that will be the future of our application
• Work cross functionally across teams and technology platforms
• Mentor team members with team initiatives and advocate with stakeholders to move projects forward
• Design, develop, and implement technological best practices, patterns, and strategies
• Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

You Have:

• 3+ years of professional experience developing complex, high-performance software using modern C++ (C++11 and later).
• Hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of concurrency, race conditions, and synchronization primitives.
• Experience building developer-facing tools is a plus, such as IDEs, editor features, or tooling for game engines like Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

You Are:

• Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and monitored code
• Passionate about solving complex problems
• Collaborative with excellent communication skills and follow-through
• Organized and analytical with the ability to track numerous separate work-threads to their appropriate resolution

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$192,890—$238,520 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.