Senior Software Engineer - Avatar Personalization

Overview

Senior Software Engineer on the Avatar Personalization team, building avatar features and customization systems for the Roblox game engine used by tens of millions of monthly players and developers.

What you'll do

• Implement groundbreaking features in the Roblox game engine to build the best avatar system in the world.
• Build APIs for Roblox developers enabling in-experience creation of Roblox Avatars from scratch.
• Enhance avatar fidelity and uniqueness on Roblox.
• Use the Roblox game engine to build vertical applications for multiple platforms (mobile, tablet, PC, and console).
• Refactor and improve the existing codebase.
• Improve system reliability, performance, and test coverage.
• Work with numerous teams to help build the world's best user generated gaming platform.
• Implement systems in a combination of C++ and Lua.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of professional experience working on a consumer-facing game engine and/or game application.
• Proficiency with C++, 3D math, data structures, algorithms, and networking.
• Experience working on character building and customization systems, editors, and content creation tools.
• Experience building online console or mobile game titles.
• Experience with game or film character systems such as animation, rigid-body or cloth/hair physics, or shading.

Details

• Location: San Mateo, CA, United States (headquarters).
• Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
• Annual base salary range: $196,750 to $243,290 USD. Full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• For US based roles only: the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.