Senior Software Engineer Engine Harmony (C++)

Roblox • San Mateo, CA

66d

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Systems team, you will have an immediate impact on the building blocks of Roblox itself. The software you build is a very large application that empowers our global community of 2M+ developers to push the boundaries of interactive gaming. Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting. If you enjoy working on C++ software and have a passion for working on high-performance real-time applications alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing Game Engine team.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience and you've worked on deep and challenging problems in large and complex C++ codebases
• System-level pointers, templates, and raw blocks of memory are tools to write code, not your enemies
• Experience developing and shipping machine learning models is a strong plus
• Experience working in the guts of game engine or passion for learning it
• Built systems that work and keep on working reliably
• A curiosity to want to learn and stay up-to-date on technology development

Responsibilities

• Develop engine code in C++ for sub-systems critical to the Roblox game engine
• Work on sub-systems to harmonize resource usage to ensure gameplay works on various devices with varying CPU, memory and bandwidth capabilities
• Work on optimization techniques to improve player engagement
• Work on every application Roblox develops, from mobile phone clients to cloud-based servers

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services