Senior Software Engineer, Developer Tools

Overview

Senior Software Engineer on the App Test team, building the test automation platform that enables Roblox engineers to deliver reliable, high-quality experiences across the Roblox Universal App.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and evolve frameworks, runners, orchestration services, device-farm integrations, and supporting infrastructure that power reliable end-to-end testing across Roblox's supported platforms
• Develop intelligent tooling that improves test authoring, selection, execution, maintenance, and failure triage, using AI to reduce manual effort
• Build systems that connect test planning, test selection, execution, and failure analysis for more efficient use of test infrastructure and faster feedback to engineers
• Build tools and services that improve test stability, observability, failure diagnosis, and maintenance across a large and evolving test ecosystem
• Integrate automated quality checks and actionable test feedback into development and CI/CD workflows to help teams identify and resolve issues earlier
• Take ownership of technical initiatives from problem definition, design, and implementation through production deployment, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement
• Partner with application, platform, QA, infrastructure, and developer productivity teams to develop scalable solutions

What you'll need

• Experience designing, building, testing, and operating production software, with a track record of solving complex engineering problems in large codebases
• Strong programming skills in C++, Python, Go, or another modern programming language, with an emphasis on maintainable, reliable, well-tested code
• Experience building test automation frameworks, developer tools, distributed systems, CI/CD infrastructure, or other engineering platforms
• Experience designing and evolving services or frameworks, with an understanding of scalability, reliability, observability, and operational excellence
• Experience developing or supporting systems across multiple platforms or environments, such as Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, or iOS
• Ability to take ownership of projects, work effectively across teams, communicate technical decisions clearly, and deliver solutions that improve the experience of engineers who use your tools

Nice to have

• Experience with cross-platform test automation frameworks such as Appium, Selenium, or comparable tools, including mobile, desktop, or game testing
• Experience building CI/CD, release engineering, developer productivity, or internal platform systems
• Experience applying LLMs, agents, or other AI techniques to developer tools, including test authoring, intelligent test selection, test maintenance, failure analysis, or automated debugging
• Experience working with large-scale software development workflows and integrating automated quality checks into the development lifecycle

Details

• Based at headquarters in San Mateo, CA
• Annual base salary range $243,290 to $295,250 USD, plus equity compensation and benefits for full-time employees
• Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted)
• 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