Senior/Principal Software Engineer, Roblox
Video
$267.7-331.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office ( San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$267.7-331.6k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office ( San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: You have 5+ years of experience developing complex applications written in C++17 running on PCs, mobile devices, or game consoles. You can also create and operate inside a micro services cloud architecture
- Domain Knowledge: In addition to a very good on how video is compressed, delivered, and decoded. You don't have to look up the meaning of YUV or HLS. You love to pick up new technologies as the landscape evolves
What the job involves
- As a Video Software Engineer, you'll work on our backend systems and core game engine that allow video to be used in the metaverse. This team owns the core and fundamental video capabilities of the Roblox game engine
- Report into the Engineering Manager
- Help implement our vision for video in the metaverse
- Adapt performance for the best quality on all platforms from low end phones to high-end desktops
- Take a practical approach to apply research efforts into the Roblox products
- Collaborate with different teams to improve existing and develop new functionality, pipelines, and workflows
- Be guided by our vision to put the Roblox community first
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
While online gaming is no longer a revolutionary concept, Roblox has established itself as a leader in the industry by creating a gaming toolbox that encourages quality game creation, which it pays developers for.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
The experiences on the platform are made by Roblox's over three million creators, and are available on a range of devices from PC to Xbox to Oculus, and more. The company has grown at an impressive rate, and has been keen to adopt new developments in the tech world, for example with its real-time AI translation for players to interact outside their native tongue.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- 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
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Founders
David Baszucki
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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