staff software engineering Technical Lead management
$399,420 – $457,970
USD per year

About this role

Roblox is hiring a staff-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in San Mateo, CA. The posting calls out experience with Distributed Systems, Performance Optimization, Backend Development. Compensation is listed at $399,420–$457,970 per year.

Role
Technical Lead
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Management
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Mateo, CA
Department
Engineering

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Job description

from Roblox careers

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.

The Content Platform team at Roblox powers the infrastructure behind every asset used across the Roblox ecosystem—enabling creators and developers to bring their visions to life at global scale. From 3D models and images to videos and audio, our platform manages the complete lifecycle of all assets essential for immersive experiences, supporting one of the largest services in the world at over 100+ million requests per second. Our mission is to deliver a seamless, reliable, and innovative content system that empowers creators, supports record-breaking games, and ensures the highest standards of performance and safety for our community.

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