Principal Engineer - Creator Foundation

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.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our Creator Foundation Team, a horizontal team focusing on building collaboration and social tools for creators and developers. In this role, you will work on features that enhance how creators work together and grow their businesses.

Your work will center on collaboration, such as granular permission management, revenue-sharing capabilities, and social features. Our vision is to enable creators to manage teams, share resources, and help foster stronger connections amongst each other, helping them transition into top studios.

In addition, you will be able to contribute to the overall platform infrastructure of the Creator Hub, building towards the foundation of all Creator experience on Roblox. You will report to the Engineering Manager of Creator Foundation. This role will be hybrid in San Mateo 3 days a week (Tues, Wed, Thurs).

You Will:

• Lead technical decision making and guide the development team.
• Lead engineering & development for our backend services and systems
• Collaborate with product and design to push the boundary of what is possible

You Have:

• 9+ years of experience in developing and deploying top user facing applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a similar technical field
• Experience approaching a problem from different angles, analyzing pros and cons of different solutions

You Are:

• An outstanding software engineer with 8+ years experience shipping high impact projects
• A team player, and love collaborating with others to push the boundaries
• Curious about new technology and product experiences
• Proficient in C#, Java, Go or any other object-oriented programming language
• Experienced in building and supporting backend applications at scale
• Consistent with building and delivering projects from conception to production
• Understands and is thoughtful about tradeoffs

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$267,720—$331,640 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.