Senior Software Engineer, Studio Platform

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span><strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a Sr. Studio Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the evolution of Roblox Studio, the primary IDE for making massive multiplayer online games on the Roblox platform. Studio provides the mission-critical tools for 3D modeling, animation, and the complete SDLC for millions of developers. We are looking for engineers who thrive on an adventure into the unknown and have experience across various systems, Operating Systems, Game Engines, and Application Frameworks.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You’ll tackle projects involving:</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Core User Features: Architecting application frameworks, windowing systems, and code generation.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“AI Native” Features: Pioneering scalable systems that extend to complex, agentic use cases.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Foundational Architecture: Driving OS integration, extensibility, and customizability at the deepest levels.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Central Backend Systems: Engineering the infrastructure to power a consistent, high-performance UX.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design Evolution: Collaborating with UX designers to translate Studio into a modern, consistent design language.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You Will:</strong></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design and execute the technical direction to drive the future extensibility and adaptability of the application.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own and deliver complex technical projects from the initial spark of an idea through full execution.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work cross-functionally across teams and platforms to solve systemic challenges.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mentor team members, fostering a culture of high-level technical expertise and professional growth.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Implement strategies and patterns that define the next generation of professional game development tools.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You Have:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">7+ years of experience developing and deploying top-tier, user-facing applications.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2+ years of deep experience with C++.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A versatile toolkit: Experience with UI frameworks like React, SwiftUI, Cocoa, Swift, or WPF is a significant plus.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>You Are:</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An Adventurer: You are excited by code quality and the challenge of improving it systematically through AI, experimentation, and industry standards.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Analytical &amp; Organized: You have the ability to track numerous complex threads to a successful resolution.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mission-Driven: You aren't just looking for a job; you want to go on an adventure to build a strong, scalable future for the world’s best professional game development application.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>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 <strong><a href="https://careers.roblox.com/total-rewards">this page</a></strong>.</p></div><div class="title">Annual Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$243,290</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$295,250 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).</p> <p>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 to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.</p> <p>For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.</p></div>