Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Virtual Economy Products
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 Software Engineer on the Virtual Economy Products team, you will report to the Engineering Manager and help build a healthy and ever-growing creator economy at Roblox. This 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.
We are looking for someone who can work with product managers and data science on end-to-end requirements to develop and maintain a scalable, secure, and reliable platform for our creators to drive and optimize their revenue. As we are responsible for a large portion of the company's revenue, you will drive projects with high impact and visibility.
You Will:
- Work with the product, data science, and design to help refine requirements.
- Develop systems that our creators use to optimize their revenue within Roblox.
- Define the front-end development strategy for the team.
- Contribute to overall system design, gather feedback, and iterate.
- Help recruit future talent for the team.
You Have:
- 6+ years of experience developing consumer-facing products.
- 3+ years of experience working on front-end platforms.
- Full-Stack industry experience.
- Experience contributing to architecture and implementation discussions.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
- [Preferred] Experience working in the gaming industry or monetization platforms.
You Are:
- Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and well-monitored code.
- Able to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
- An engineer with a product mindset.
- Passionate about driving impact with continuous improvement.
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
$218,540—$283,780 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
- 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
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