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Senior Software Engineer - Matchmaking

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Hybrid
San Mateo, CA
193K-239K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
San Mateo, CA
193K-239K Annually
Mid level
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Matchmaking team, you'll enhance player experiences through algorithm development and distributed system architecture, managing matchmaking for millions of users globally.
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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.

The Matchmaking team's mission is to:

  • Provide the best player experience by choosing the best game possible
  • Handle game orchestration by ensuring performance across Roblox worldwide data centers

As a Senior Software Engineer with the Matchmaking team, you'll have the opportunity to build and own end-to-end mission-critical services within the Roblox ecosystem.

Here are a few quick highlights of how we impact Roblox:

  • Matchmaking Decisions - Selecting the best game server possible for every play request is a o(n²) problem. The system supports several millions of concurrent players.
  • The game orchestration system handles games spread across data centers distributed all over the world, which are growing to support Roblox' terrific growth.

You Will:

  • Work on experimentation, data-driven projects and partner with data teammates to achieve the best player experience possible. You'll also work on the Matchmaking algorithm system to improve the quality of the matchmaking decision.
  • Help create the next generation of the Matchmaking system, built to support up to 1B monthly active users.

You Have:

  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing a wide-array of software products.
  • Experience building available distributed systems, and are familiar with NoSQL/NewSQL systems.
  • Knowledge of REST, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices.
  • Knowledge of systems engineering is a plus.
  • A Computer-Science graduate or MS graduate.
  • 4+ years of experience.

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

$192,890$238,520 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.

Top Skills

Api Design Patterns
Microservices
Newsql
NoSQL
Rest
Scalable Containerized Systems
HQ

Roblox San Mateo, California, USA Office

3150 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94403

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