Senior Software Engineer, Build (AI)

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

Salary: $196,750–$243,290 USD base pay annually.

Company

Roblox develops a 3D immersive digital platform and tools that enable creators to build, publish, monetize, and share interactive experiences.

What you will do

• Develop Build and Studio Assistant surfaces across the Roblox Studio and Roblox App.
• Ship end-to-end features for AI-assisted iteration, direct editing, monetization, analytics, and onboarding.
• Own projects from technical specification through execution and launch.
• Mentor engineers through formal mentoring and leadership by example.
• Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional partners to maintain execution quality and velocity.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a BS degree or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science or a similar technical field.
• Experience programming in C++, Luau, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Experience managing and navigating complex codebases and system architecture and design.
• Experience driving cross-functional projects to build consumer-facing products.
• Passion for building user-facing products through continuous improvement, rapid iteration, and feedback.
• Curiosity about new technology and product experiences.

Nice to have

• Experience building agentic tools.
• Familiarity with A/B testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focuses on shaping large-scale human interaction and safer, more civil shared experiences.
• Primary technologies include React, Luau, and occasionally C++; TypeScript and web expertise are helpful proxies for the stack.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Roblox provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.
• For US-based roles, future H-1B sponsorship may not be supported, and candidates with work authorization tied to certain US visa categories may not be employable for this role.