Senior Software Engineer, Consoles & Desktop
at Roblox
San Mateo, United States
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.
Are you passionate about games and frontend development? As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help build and support our application used by millions of users worldwide for gaming consoles and desktop platforms. You will work on all parts of the application, focusing on frontend app architecture, Luau-driven systems, and crafting seamless 10ft user interfaces. If delivering the best experience to millions of users resonates with you, you'll be right at home within our growing Console & Desktop team. You will report to the Sr. Engineering Manager on the team.
You Will:
- Develop and support the Roblox client application for Gaming Consoles, PC, and Mac platforms.
- Architect and implement intuitive frontend experiences specifically optimized for 10ft interfaces and controller navigation.
- Leverage Luau to build high-performance, scalable UI frameworks and application logic.
- Work with Product and Design to ensure the product embodies the shared vision and maintains a premium "living room" feel.
- Use best programming and testing practices, writing unit and integration tests for complex frontend workflows.
- Build the best features used by millions of users, focusing on responsiveness, accessibility, and scriptable UI.
- Take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle.
- Work with our Xbox and PlayStation counterparts to ensure feature parity and platform-specific UI excellence.
You Have:
- 4+ years of experience in developing complex applications, with a heavy emphasis on frontend architecture and 10ft UI/UX design.
- Proficiency in modern C++ and deep expertise in Luau (or other modern frontend scripting language).
- Extensive experience building dynamic user interfaces that feel native to a television and console environment.
- Comfort using metrics and logging to analyze UI performance, feature engagement, and user patterns.
- The ability to shift focus and enjoy working outside your comfort zone.
A collaborative spirit; you work with and inspire others around you, taking on tasks for the greater team.
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.
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.