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Senior Software Engineer - Game Engine Scripting Ecosystem
2 years ago
Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.
As a Software Engineer on the Roblox game engine team, you will work with us on software ecosystem development of the embedded scripting languages in the Roblox engine. To make tomorrow's top games, developers on the Roblox platform need more than just a scripting environment that works–they need advanced programming interfaces, efficient set of script libraries, comprehensive set of development tools, and an ultra-fast, multithreaded runtime. Join our team and help drive the development of a new set of programming interfaces and advanced tooling features that will be used by millions of developers daily. You will be part of our Game Engine Scripting team.
You Are
- Passionate about developing software programming environment for other game developers: You're excited about bringing the concepts learned from other gaming or general software development environments to this new and exciting scripting ecosystem
- We are looking for both entry-level, junior and senior developers. It will be a plus if you have a good hands-on experience in C++ (or any other programming languages) developing APIs and tools, Game development and Lua programming knowledge is a plus
- Knowledgeable: You've spent time diving into, implementing, and extending programming environment and interfaces for scripting languages
- Self-motivated: You're experienced in working with complex codebases with minimal oversight
- Responsible: You build systems that work and keep on working reliably.
- Curious: You want to learn. You stay informed about the latest developments in scripting languages and programming environments
You Will
- Design and enhance the programming model, scripting environments, APIs and tools for Roblox game developers and experience creators.
- Extend the Roblox scripting environment to add new features that help developers write highly productive and feature rich applications
- Collaborate with engineers on our tools, Apps and IDE teams
- Find out how Roblox is so special and how you can harness that to provide thoughtful environments using industry-leading techniques across all platforms
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
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass