Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration

Roblox Studio is a world-class cloud based IDE that facilitates instant synchronization between game developers using our flagship Team Create product. As a Principle Engineer with the Collaboration team, you will be building the primitives on Roblox Studio and backend services to improve workflows and version control for the collaboration among teams of developers and artists in the Roblox community. The ideal candidate has full stack experience on large scale systems, enjoys solving complex software problems and has a passion for mentoring other engineers on the team. Our stack relies on Luau and C++ in the front end and game engine, and C# for our back end services.

We believe that collaboration and large teams are the future of building one’s imagination on Roblox and you will be designing and building features which unlock that vision. Join us in our mission to make collaboration development in the metaverse performant, social and most of all fun!

You Will:

• Plan and deliver sophisticated technical features E2E in our backend systems,  game engine and in the Studio app that will allow developers to grow in our community
• Establish the foundational architecture and technical direction that will enable Studio to keep expanding its capabilities
• Work multi-functionally, across teams and technology platforms to deliver high quality and amazing user functionality
• Lead by example and mentor engineers to implement technological standard methodologies, patterns, and strategies
• Improve the product quality by encouraging automation testing
• Participate in building the world's best professional application for massively multiplayer game development

You Have:

• Familiarity how version control systems work under the hood is a plus
• Familiarity with 3D scene and game development tools and workflows is a bonus
• Familiarity with file storage systems or network protocols

You Are:

• Experienced: you have at least 8+ years experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems with large scale systems along with experience in C++ codebases. You hold a BS or higher degree in Computer Science, or have equivalent practical experience.
• Understands Scale: Building highly available and scalable systems are your forte
• Hands-on: Experience with microsystem architecture, multithreading and have an understanding of networking primitives. Ability to deliver end to end and bring features from vision to life. Commanding grasp of what it takes to build performant user flows
• Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working optimally. You are detailed in handling potential failure cases, and diligent in automated testing
• Curious: you want to learn, and stay up-to-date on technology developments
• Collaborative: Excellent interpersonal skills and follow-through