Senior Front-End Software Engineer

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.

What You’ll Do:

In this Senior Frontend Engineering role, you will be a key contributor in shaping the future of Roblox’s application surfaces across our User, Creator, Economy, and Ads teams. You will develop the architecture and technical direction of our frontend stack for consumer-facing surfaces, working across teams and technology platforms to ensure our solutions are universal and scalable. This role requires defining how all our frontend pieces fit together, from the professional tools that empower millions of developers to the high-stakes financial systems and privacy-centric Ad platforms that power our virtual marketplace.

You will have the opportunity to work with modern frameworks and dive into our custom Luau-based tech, bridging the best ideas from the web ecosystem into Roblox’s unique environment to build the "Social Fabric" of the metaverse. If you are excited by the idea of creating the foundation on which dozens of engineers will build new features, architecting universal systems that live seamlessly across mobile, VR, and consoles, then this role will be perfect for you. Join us and help build the frontend platform that enables incredible new experiences for a billion users and a productive, joyful development experience for our engineers.

You Have:

• The Foundation: 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on large-scale consumer applications.

• The Stack: Deep mastery of React/Redux and TypeScript/JavaScript. You understand client-side state management at a sophisticated level.

• The Reach: Experience shipping and maintaining complex apps across iOS, Android, and Desktop. (Knowledge of React Native is a major plus).

• The Eye: A "pixel-perfect" mindset with experience building or contributing to a Design System and a deep commitment to WCAG Accessibility standards.

• The Tech Depth: Well-versed in performance monitoring, memory profiling, and client-side optimization. You aren't afraid to dive into C++ or Luau (Roblox’s specialized engine language) to fix a latency issue.

• The Rigor: Proficiency in modern testing methodologies (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library) and product experimentation workflows.

You will:

• Architect Universal Solutions: Design and ship high-performance, responsive interfaces that live seamlessly across a massive device spectrum—from $100 mobile phones to high-end VR and consoles.

• Bridge Design & Engineering: Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to translate "0 to 1" concepts into "Gold Standard" UI implementations and scalable Design Systems.

• Own the Lifecycle: Drive projects from vague ideation through architecture, global launch, and data-driven iteration (A/B testing and performance profiling).

• Empower the Ecosystem: Build the professional-grade tools and APIs that allow millions of digital entrepreneurs to monetize their work and manage global experiences.

• Optimize at Scale: Solve extreme performance hurdles, managing device memory and framerates for real-time communication and complex social graphs.

• Lead the Culture: Help recruit, mentor, and grow an inclusive team of engineers, while refining the processes that make us more efficient and effective.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range
$227,370—$278,530 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

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. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.