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 Senior Backend Engineer on the Avatar & Expression team, you will lead engineering efforts that scale Roblox Avatars and build the backend that delivers customizable avatars to numerous platforms and devices.
The team designs all backend services for Avatars on the Roblox Platform, builds the architecture to increase scale, avatar quality, and functionality and creates new services that make developers more efficient and productive.
With over 90 million daily active users (and growing), we are looking for an experienced engineer to join us that's passionate about designing and building scalable distributed systems.
You Will:
- Build the backend that delivers customizable avatars to multiple platforms & devices
- Create new services from scratch using micro-service architecture that contributes to company revenue and affects millions of users globally
- Work with other avatar teams to build new services crucial for both increasing avatar quality and improving client-side runtime performance
- Support our Avatar in production, sharing the on-call rotation with your team colleagues
- Write high-quality, performant code, and refactor and improve our existing codebase
- Improve system reliability, performance, and test coverage
- Report to an Engineering Manager on our Avatar Core Services Team.
You Have:
- Led engineering efforts to grow backend system to handle a large number of concurrent users
- Broken down product requirements into iterative deliverable stages with a history of successful execution & delivery
- Strong experience in large-scale, data-driven architecture, and API design
- First-hand tech lead experience and have helped team members reach their technical potential
- An experienced backend engineer with 3+ years of work experience
- A Computer-Science graduate or MS graduate
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
$189,110—$233,840 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.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Roblox is reimagining the way people come together by enabling them to create, connect, and express themselves in immersive 3D experiences built by a global community. Our mission is to connect billions of users with optimism and civility, which starts by fostering a safe and inclusive environment—one that inspires creativity and empowers positive relationships between people around the world.
Why Work With Us
At Roblox, we foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning. We are building the tools and technology that empower our global community of millions of creators to bring to life any experience they can imagine.
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We are requiring employees to be in the office three days a week – with core days being Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On Mondays and Fridays, employees may choose to work remotely, although the office will still be open.
