Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

51 Minutes ago • 4 Years + • Frontend Development • $192,890 PA - $238,520 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) role at Roblox involves shaping the future of Roblox's application surfaces by developing the frontend stack for consumer-facing applications. You will collaborate across teams and technology platforms to ensure universal and scalable solutions. Key responsibilities include implementing frontend features, ensuring smooth data flow, and building reliable, scalable user experiences. The role offers the chance to work with modern frameworks and Roblox's custom Luau-based technology, bridging web ecosystem ideas with Roblox's environment. The goal is to create a foundation for new features that delight end-users with speed and stability, contributing to the frontend platform that underpins the metaverse.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • 4+ years of frontend development experience
  • Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Experience with frameworks like React
  • Proficiency in component-based architecture and state management (Redux/Flux)
  • Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Swift, or Kotlin
  • Ability to optimize frontend performance and diagnose issues
  • Excellent communication and team-oriented mindset
  • Experience developing applications across multiple platforms (web, mobile, desktop)
Good to have:
  • Experience with large-scale or high-traffic applications
  • Familiarity with C++ or low-level languages
  • Familiarity with building applications for Web, iOS, Android, Windows

Job Details

What You’ll Do:

In this Frontend Senior engineer role, you will be a key contributor in shaping the future of Roblox’s application surfaces. You will develop our frontend stack for consumer-facing surfaces, working across teams and technology platforms to ensure our solutions are universal and scalable​. This role involves working closely with other team members to implement frontend features, ensure smooth data flow through the client, and contribute to building reliable and scalable user experiences. You will have the opportunity to work with modern frameworks and also dive into our custom Luau-based tech, bridging the best ideas from the web ecosystem into Roblox’s unique environment. If you are excited by the idea of creating the foundation on which dozens of engineers will build new features – and doing it in a way that delights our end-users with speed and stability – then this role will be perfect for you.

Join us and help build the frontend platform that underpins the metaverse! Together, we’ll enable incredible new experiences for our users and a productive, joyful development experience for our engineers.

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience​.
  • 4+ years of software development experience, including substantial experience building user-facing frontend applications. Proven track record in implementing complex frontend systems for large-scale applications​ (experience with large-scale or high-traffic applications is a plus​).
  • Deep expertise in modern mobile/web/frontend technologies – including proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript or mobile equivalents – and hands-on experience with frameworks such as React​. Comfortable with component-based architecture and state management patterns (Redux/Flux or similar) for building maintainable UIs.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more scripting languages relevant to frontend and tooling such as TypeScript, Swift or Kotlin, or the ability to quickly learn them​, is highly desirable. Familiarity with C++ or other low-level languages is beneficial for understanding our engine integration.
  • Demonstrated ability to optimize frontend performance and diagnose issues. Knowledge of performance debugging, profiling, and benchmarking techniques on the client side​. Passion for ensuring fast, fluid user experiences on all devices.
  • Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset. Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, gather requirements, and drive consensus on technical solutions. Comfortable sharing ideas, documenting designs, and collaboratively solving problems in a large engineering organization.
  • Experience developing applications or libraries across multiple platforms (web, mobile, desktop). Familiarity with building applications that serve users on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, etc. is desirable for ensuring a seamless cross-platform experience​.

You will:

  • Contribute to Scalable Frontend Systems: Work with senior and principal engineers to implement and improve systems that power core Roblox surfaces like Home, Avatar, and Social, helping serve millions of users efficiently.
  • Build Reusable Components: Develop and maintain frontend components using React-like paradigms and Roblox’s internal technologies to support fast and consistent UI development across teams and devices.
  • Support the Luau UI Platform: Contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of Roblox’s internal Luau-based UI libraries by following modular design and state management best practices.
  • Follow Engineering Best Practices: Write clean, testable, and maintainable code by applying established architectural patterns (e.g., Flux, MVC, MVVM) and team conventions.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to build cohesive user experiences and integrate your work into shared systems and surfaces.
  • Focus on Performance and Quality: Help monitor and resolve performance issues related to responsiveness, memory usage, and load times under the guidance of more senior team members.
  • Learn and Grow: Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team learning opportunities to grow your expertise in front-end architecture, Lua scripting, and scalable system design.

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 as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range
$192,890$238,520 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).

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.

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