Senior Software Engineer (VR)

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 Platform Excellence team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (XR) to improve virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) capabilities on Roblox. The team is dedicated to delivering superior performance, reliability, and user experience on all platforms Roblox runs on. This team ensures a seamless and engaging user interface that facilitates intuitive interactions, alongside maintaining high performance and reliability for efficient, glitch-free operations. Innovation is at the core of our work, as we continuously enhance features and integrate cutting-edge technologies to find novel solutions to problems.

You Will:

• Bring a delightful XR experience to Roblox used by millions of players everyday.
• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation on the XR platform.
• Partner with product and design leaders to bring novel ideas to life.
• Continuously improve rendering performance for a truly immersive 3D experience.
• Champion the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in XR development.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of exceptional engineers.

You Have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in client software development with focus on XR apps.
• Passion for XR and emerging technologies in the space.
• Experience building with OpenXR and related tools and technologies.
• Curiosity to learn new technologies and systematically grow your skills.
• Experience working with game engines and on rendering improvements is a plus.
• Expertise in Roblox game development and Lua scripting is a plus.

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$189,110—$233,840 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.