Software Engineer, Data Model (Game Engine)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.

Salary: $168,680–$212,490 USD per year, plus potential equity compensation and benefits.

Company

Roblox builds a platform and tools for creating and experiencing immersive 3D digital content across devices.

What you will do

• Develop high-performance game engine code for user-created Roblox experiences.
• Design and build core data structures forming the platform’s Data Model and object hierarchy.
• Integrate Data Model functionality with networking, scripting, Studio, rendering, and physics systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and own features from design through launch.
• Write automated tests and validate code across desktop, mobile, and console devices.

Requirements

• 2+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on C++ development.
• Proficiency in C++, C#, Go, Python, or a similar programming language.
• Ability to collaborate on cross-functional and cross-team projects.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and take long-term ownership of systems.
• For the US-based role, certain US work authorization categories may not be supported, and future H-1B sponsorship is not available at this time.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with game engines, real-time systems, large-scale simulations, or entity component systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technology supporting tens of millions of users and a global creator community.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Work includes cross-functional collaboration and solving technical challenges at scale.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process for qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs.