Software Engineer, Engine Systems

Roblox
San Mateo, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for systems-level software engineers who build and maintain diagnostic instrumentation across multiple platforms, with a focus on long-term impact and global scalability.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 1+ years of experience in systems-level programming and a holistic understanding of engine architecture
    — “1+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong ownership of complex technical systems.”
  • Engineers who prioritize long-term system health and user experience over short-term deliverables
    — “Long-term Mindset: You are considerate of how your work impacts the team/users over time, not just getting the green checkmark on a deliverable”

Things to consider

  • US-based candidates may need to be citizens due to visa sponsorship limitations
    — “The Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories”
  • The role requires in-office presence for three days per week at the San Mateo headquarters
    — “Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with cross-platform systems-level development in your resume and interview responses
    — “Write well-instrumented, production-quality code across supported platforms, including mobile, desktop, and major consoles”
  • Showcase your ability to analyze and resolve disruptions in user experience through diagnostic systems
    — “Deliver the tools and signals engineers use to detect, understand, and resolve disruptions to the user experience”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • build and maintain components of diagnostic instrumentation
  • deliver tools and signals for engineers
Typical background
1+ years professional software engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

C++Systems Level ProgrammingProduction-quality CodePlatform-level SystemsMonitoring And Analyzing

Preferred

C#Objective CRustComplex Systems-level Work

Stack & domain

C++C#Objective CRustSystems Level ProgrammingDiagnostic InstrumentationPerformance SignalsSession HealthHangsCrashesPerformance RegressionsHardware LimitationsVendor-specific LimitationsReliable SystemsWeekly Binary UpdatesMobileDesktopMajor ConsolesOwnershipCuriosityLong-term MindsetConsiderationSoftware EngineeringEngine Systems3D Immersive Digital Experiences

About the role

Original posting from 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. 

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 the Engine Systems team, you will help build the core diagnostic instrumentation for Roblox’s engine. In this role, support and build the systems that allow us to monitor and analyze Roblox from the hardware level all the way up to end user experience to improve Roblox for our millions of concurrent users.

You will contribute to platform-level systems that help Roblox understand hangs, crashes, performance regressions, and session health across our supported clients. This work requires navigating hardware and vendor-specific limitations across devices, while building reliable systems that help engineering teams safely ship weekly binary updates to Roblox at global scale.

You Will

Build and maintain components of the (predominantly C++) systems that report stability, reliability, and performance signals across Roblox clients, working from defined designs and contributing to technical decisions within your area.

Write well-instrumented, production-quality code across supported platforms, including mobile, desktop, and major consoles, with guidance on complex systems-level work.

Deliver the tools and signals engineers use to detect, understand, and resolve disruptions to the user experience, and help improve them based on feedback from those teams.

You Have

1+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong ownership of complex technical systems.

Knowledge: You are comfortable working with systems level programming languages (C++, C#, Objective C, Rust, or similar programming language). 

Curiosity: You are eager to work across a wide range of systems and understand the engine end to end

Long-term Mindset: You are considerate of how your work impacts the team/users over time, not just getting the green checkmark on a deliverable

Please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future F-1 or H-1B sponsorship at this time.

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$168,680—$212,490 USDRoles 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.

Source: Roblox careers

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