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.
What You’ll Do:
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Virtual Economy Optimization team, you will help drive a healthy and ever-growing creator economy at Roblox. Our team manages the platform and infrastructure that supports in-game monetization systems within Roblox. Our products enable creators to sell virtual goods within their experience, handling millions of daily transactions. Our goal is to empower our creators and help them optimize their monetization strategy via our platform.
You Will:
- Engage with various functions to help refine requirements.
- Develop systems that our creators use to optimize their revenue within Roblox.
- Define the technical strategy for front-end services and API layer for the team.
- Contribute to overall system design, gather feedback, and iterate where necessary.
- Help recruit future talent for the team.
You Have:
- 7+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available and large-scale systems in production, including 3+ years of experience in consumer-facing products.
- Experience leading projects that involve multiple functions.
- Experience building products from scratch and comfortable in front and back-end development.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- [Preferred] Experience working in the gaming industry or monetization platforms.
You Are:
- A Technical Leader: You proactively contribute to solving complicated solutions. You can make the correct argument between short and long-term goals with stakeholders.
- Product Oriented: You can work effectively in cross-functional teams and help peers understand the technical capabilities and limitations to drive the product roadmap..
- Role Model: You inspire a high-quality bar via your contributions and mentoring others.
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
$238,520—$289,460 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:
- 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
- At Roblox HQ:
- 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
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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What We Do
Roblox is an immersive gaming and creation platform that offers people millions of ways to be together, inviting its community to explore, create and share endless unique experiences. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together — in a world that's safe, civil, and optimistic. To achieve this vision, we are building an innovative company that, together with the Roblox community, has the ability to strengthen our social fabric and support economic growth for people around the world.
Why Work With Us
Every day, Roblox employees tackle complex questions and drive incredible innovation. Join us in building the future of human connection and communication.
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