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Front-End Software Engineer, Assessments
2 years ago
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that 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 looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
WHY ASSESSMENT TOOLS?
The Assessment Tools team builds game-based assessments on the Roblox platform which are used to evaluate cognitive skills as part of the Roblox hiring process. Learning experts and game developers collaborate to create engaging assessments that help us identify candidates from a large pool of applicants. Our goal is to give all applicants an equal opportunity and provide an unbiased, efficient and reliable screening mechanism. Working with this team will be a great fit for you if you want to work with a mission-based team and are intrigued by the intersection of psychology and technology.
As a Software Engineer on the Assessment Tools Team, you will report to the Engineering Manager of Education and work with learning experts and game developers to architect and build game systems, features, and tools in service of assessing users' cognitive abilities. You will assist in building a library of always-on experiences that are high-stakes for Roblox applicants, ensuring that we provide them with a stable, engaging, and effective assessment.
You Are
- A Full-Stack or Front-end Software Engineer who can work across different languages
- Proficient in writing readable, extensible, and testable code
- A technical leader that can translate requirements into scalable architecture and code
- A highly collaborative team member
- Curious with an interest in understanding the scientific side of cognitive assessment
- Bonus: Experienced with game engines like Roblox, Unity, Unreal Engine
You Will
- Work with all disciplines to build cognitive assessments in Roblox Studio
- Architect and build systems and user-facing features to support building assessments
- Work with live-ops and the technical team to maintain a high-stakes, always-on product
- Mentor other engineers and non-technical team members
Basic Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of experience working as a software engineer
- Expertise with multiple programming languages
- Bonus: E xperience developing game systems and architecture
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.