Software Engineer, User Safety

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.

At Roblox, we believe that Safety and Civility are fundamental to fostering a vibrant, creative community. As a Software Engineer on our User Safety team, you will build modern, intuitive, and responsive user experiences to educate, drive behavioral reform, and ultimately reduce abuse on Roblox.

You Have:

• 1-3 years of experience developing a wide-array of software products
• An undergraduate/graduate degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Typescript, React, Kotlin, Swift, or Lua.

You Will:

• Build modern and intuitive frontend UIs across web, mobile, consoles, and VR with a focus on behavioral reform, education, and transparency.
• Help influence the core foundations for frontend engineering.
• Ideate and work closely with product, design, and data science.
• Be part of a tightly-knit high-performing multi-function product team consisting of a mix of frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers, product managers, data scientists, and UX designers and researchers.
• Report to the engineering manager for User Safety.

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$175,100—$175,100 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.