Senior Software Engineer, Web Platform
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
About this role
## 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 vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and we’re looking for amazing talent to help us get there. ## Team The Consumer Apps, Platforms team owns and architects the core web platform powering the global Roblox web experience at **www.roblox.com**. We define the foundational architecture, frameworks, and infrastructure that enable engineering teams across Roblox to build fast, reliable, and delightful web experiences for millions of users worldwide. ## Role: Senior Fullstack Software Engineer In this role, you’ll help guide the evolution of our web infrastructure and build compelling experiences for our users. You will architect, build, and scale our website powered by **React** and **Next.js**, establish engineering best practices, optimize frontend performance, and mentor engineers across the team. ### You Will - Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and performant web applications using **React** and **Next.js**. - Own core web architecture, build systems, and **CI/CD** pipelines to ensure a world-class developer experience for product teams. - Drive the full product lifecycle in close collaboration with product, design, and data science teams—turning complex requirements into high-performance, polished features. - Lead systematic improvements to web development processes and architecture. - Champion best practices for writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. - Stay ahead of industry trends in frontend & backend development, component-based frameworks, and UI/UX to drive continuous improvement. ### You Have - **6+ years** of experience as a full-stack engineer, with a proven track record of building and shipping production-level applications. - Expertise in modern frontend technologies and component-based UI frameworks like **React**. - Expertise in an Object-Oriented Programming language (e.g., **C#**, **Java**, **C++**). - Solid backend experience: designing APIs, working with microservices and databases, and building scalable server-side logic using languages such as **Node.js**. - Deep understanding of the full application lifecycle—from architecture and design to deployment and maintenance. - Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead discussions and work effectively with product, design, and other engineering teams. - Plus (any of): **Next.js**, **Node.js**, **Tailwind CSS**, **C++**, **Lua**, contributing to or managing a design system. - An agentic mindset and fluency with AI coding tools—automate, delegate, and structure work so both people and agents can do it well. - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience). ## Pay & Location (HQ) For roles based at Roblox headquarters in **San Mateo, CA**: - **Annual Salary Range:** **$243,290 — $295,250 USD** - Actual base pay depends on job-related factors (background, training, experience, location, business needs, and market demand). - Full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensati
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