Senior Software Engineer - NPC Behavior

RobloxSan Mateo, CA
$196,750 - $243,290Onsite

About The Position

The Creator Service NPC team is the heartbeat behind our worldwide gaming experiences. We aim to build the best NPC tools for creators. Our product covers play testing, in game NPC as well as digital players. We are using technologies from LLM, Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Behavior Trees, Statement Machines. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build highly scalable systems to help creators to continuously deliver experiences that feel native and seamless. You will help us to build and maintain data pipelines, visualisation, feature transformation, annotation tools and work on inference set ups within and on top of our game engine. Join us if you thrive on cross‑functional collaboration, care about building the smartest NPCs and digital players, and want to shape how millions of players experience our worlds, and everywhere in between.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience designing and leading implementation on highly scalable and reliable distributed backend systems.
  • Hands-on experience in microservices.
  • Hands-on experience with game engines.
  • Proficient in one or more programming languages (C#, Lua, C++, Go, Python or similar programming language).
  • Deep understanding of C++ is a plus, familiarity with game engines is a plus, familiarity with machine learning is a plus.
  • Curious and passionate about industry trends and new technologies, able to apply them to practical problems innovatively.
  • Able to drive cross-functional projects and collaborate with teams to deliver the most curated technical solution.
  • Willing to take the long-term to build the system, and design choices and technical solutions are usually still optimal multiple years into the future.

Responsibilities

  • Tackle and solve challenging full-stack problems that touch the client, game engine, backend services and machine learning models.
  • Own product areas and projects from technical design, execution, launch, and quick iteration based on feedback.
  • Work closely with product, design, and partner teams to maintain high execution quality and pace.
  • Proactively gather community feedback and respond swiftly to their needs, ensuring our products evolve to deliver exceptional value.

Benefits

  • Equity compensation
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
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