What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Software Engineer - Performance position at Roblox?
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.
Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.
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 Principal Software Engineer on our Engine Performance team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting. If you enjoy working on C software alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing game engine team.
You Will :
- Work on low and high level systems across the game engine platform and servers.
- Profile and optimize existing code we have across the platforms we support (Android, Windows, iOS).
- Work cross-functionally with other teams to improve performance.
- Develop engine code that performs well for all user-created games on the Roblox platform.
- Improve scripting, memory management, bootstrapping, and other fundamental layers of the Roblox engine.
- Investigate and collaborate with external developers to improve the performance of their experience on the Roblox platform.
You Have :
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.
Annual Salary Range
283,780 — $331,640 USD
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love :
Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks.
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 for all candidates during the interview process.
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Salary : $331,640
