Senior Software Engineer, Roblox OS

Roblox•San Mateo, CA

1d•$196,750 - $243,290•Onsite

About The Position

Roblox is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Talent Acquisition and Compensation (TACo) team within the Roblox Operating System (ROS). ROS unifies People and Work data primitives into a central platform that supports how employees collaborate and operate. TACo builds products and systems for recruiting, hiring, compensation planning, and the data workflows that support these processes. The engineer will build and scale internal products used by recruiting partners, compensation stakeholders, and employees across Roblox. This is a full-stack role spanning responsive user interfaces, backend services, integrations, and CLI/MCP surfaces. The role includes autonomy to explore and integrate AI solutions that improve operational efficiency, with attention to evaluation, privacy, and security. The engineer will own projects end to end, collaborate across disciplines and with external vendors, and work directly with Roblox executives to deliver impact. For roles based at Roblox’s San Mateo, California headquarters, the stated annual base-pay range is $196,750–$243,290. Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday. Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and company benefits; benefits are described on a separate page not included in the posting.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience designing, building, testing, and operating full-stack software, including frontend applications, APIs, and backend services.
At least 2 years of experience leading large technical projects involving multiple teams or disciplines.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience building and deploying high-quality, user-focused products.
Ability to write clear, readable, testable, modular, and well-monitored code.
Proficiency in software development and architecture, with a strong background in backend and frontend technologies.
Expertise in modern backend and frontend development frameworks and languages, with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to build alignment with technical and nontechnical partners, senior leaders, and external vendors.
Passion for using technology to create intuitive tools that improve user workflows and provide business insights.

Nice To Haves

Already using AI to improve productivity and excited to explore and build AI-powered products; specific AI expertise is not required.

Responsibilities

Work across engineering, product, finance, people, and talent teams to define and refine requirements for high-impact internal products.
Drive alignment across teams, communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders working toward a shared vision.
Lead projects end to end, from problem definition and design through implementation, launch, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement.
Work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure technologies to solve complex challenges.
Integrate internal systems and external vendors by building reliable, maintainable solutions for the broader enterprise ecosystem.
Uphold high engineering standards by building scalable, performant, and future-proof systems.
Explore and apply AI to improve efficiency, considering evaluation, privacy, and security.
Build and scale internal products for recruiting partners, compensation stakeholders, and employees.
Work directly with Roblox executives and collaborate with external vendors.