Senior Software Engineer - Consumer Apps Desktop (C++/Windows/macOS)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; hybrid office attendance is required Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.

Salary: $196,750–$243,290 USD annual base pay, plus equity compensation and benefits.

Company

Roblox builds a platform and tools for creating and experiencing immersive 3D digital environments used by millions of people.

What you will do

• Shape and improve the Windows and macOS desktop experience used by millions of players.
• Own major desktop initiatives end-to-end, from ambiguous concepts through launch, measurement, and iteration.
• Rebuild and optimize core application areas including startup, rendering, and operating-system integration.
• Set technical standards through implementation, code review, mentorship, and engineering planning.
• Partner with product, design, data science, Microsoft, and Apple counterparts on platform-specific features.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping client software and deep C++ expertise in large, established codebases.
• Experience releasing significant Windows or macOS applications and working with their APIs.
• Strong debugging and profiling skills, including crash analysis and performance diagnosis across the full client stack.
• Expertise with concurrency, threading models, and memory management.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into scoped engineering plans and lead them to completion.
• For this US-based role, candidates must have applicable United States work authorization; certain US visa categories may not be supported.

Nice to have

• Experience with Lua or React.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a desktop platform used by tens of millions of people.
• Full-time employment includes equity compensation and benefits.
• Collaborate across product, design, platform, data science, Microsoft, and Apple teams.
• Contribute to safer and more civil shared digital experiences.