Senior Software Engineer, Content Understanding
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
About this role
## Senior Software Engineer, Content Understanding **About Roblox** Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences—created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we build the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience they can imagine to life. Our mission is to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and we’re looking for amazing talent to help us get there. **Role Overview** As a Senior Software Engineer within the Creator Organization, you will develop innovative full-stack solutions that define the future of Roblox’s **Content Understanding Platform**. This platform processes billions of pieces of content (3D models, audio, text, video, and entire experiences) to extract structured information about meaning, context, and relationships. Your work will support power search, discovery, and moderation across Roblox—enabling seamless asset discovery, automating moderation at scale, and driving transformative generative AI tools for millions of creators and users. --- ## You Will - Solve full-stack challenges to improve how AI, creators, and users describe and interact with content (images, 3D models, audio, text, and video). - Craft and build scalable pipelines for evaluating and deploying machine learning models to support content annotation and discovery. - Develop robust backend systems powering real-time search, discovery, and generative AI features. - Apply the latest AI research to build impactful, production-ready solutions. - Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver bold technical projects. ## You Have - 6+ years of strong programming skills in at least two languages (Python, C#, C++, Java), with willingness to learn others. - Exposure to front-end technologies/frameworks such as React or Angular. - Practical experience building and scaling backend systems in cloud environments. - Confirmed expertise across the stack, including backend development and deploying ML models in production. - Familiarity with image or 3D object understanding (ideally in gaming or content creation). - A “get stuff done” mentality—ready to solve problems and take on tasks beyond your comfort zone. - A strong foundation in computer vision, AI, or related fields. ## You Are - Experienced with large-scale search systems, generative AI, or semantic content understanding. - Familiar with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and end-to-end ML workflows. - Knowledge of 3D geometry or asset workflows. --- ## Compensation & Location Notes - **Annual Salary Range (HQ in San Mateo, CA):** **$196,750 — $278,530 USD** - Equity compensation and benefits are also available. - Office roles are **onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday** (optional presence on Monday and Friday, unless otherwise noted). **Equal Opportunity** Roblox provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. **Work Authorization (US roles only)** Roblox may not be able to employ candidates for certain US visa categories and may not support future H-1B sponsorship for this role at this time.
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