Senior Backend Software Engineer, Roblox
Roblox OS
$218.5-283.8k
Plus equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$218.5-283.8k
Plus equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- Work with engineering, product, finance, people, and talent teams to help refine requirements
- Develop mockups and specification documents that can be reviewed by multiple partners
- Ensure projects are well-planned, performant, and delivered
- Develop systems that will be used by the entire company
- Report to the Engineering Manager of the ROS team
- 4+ years of experience building backend systems, microservices, and applications
- 2+ years of experience leading large technical projects with multiple team members involved
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field
What the job involves
- Roblox is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who will build systems that make us more productive and allow the entire organization to grow
- You will help us combine internal tools and third-party applications for People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Budgeting, Roadmapping, and Business Analytics
- This is a new team at Roblox and we need a team member who can work with a high level of freedom and autonomy, advocate the best development practices and collaborate with outside vendors, and work with Roblox Executives daily
- This role will report into the ROS Engineering Manager
- Experienced in modern backend development, DevOps, microservices, containers, databases, etc
- Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and well-monitored code
- Effective at deploying and maintaining production environments
- Passionate about working with users to build tools that provide insights and improve workflows
- Comfortable working across multiple teams to make tradeoffs and quick decisions
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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