Senior / Principal Software Engineer, Education (Client Side)

Company: Roblox
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

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. Roblox is expanding the metaverse to include Educational experiences, and we are looking for a Senior / Principal Software Engineer (Client Side) to help us to build and scale the Education platform! The Education team is building the next chapter of teaching and learning on Roblox, and transforming classroom instruction through collaborative learning experiences. You will report to the App Expansion team and will focus on supporting development of the mission-driven, highly impactful Education platform. You will build out the product that enables teachers and students to use immersive and engaging educational experiences in the classroom, which will transform the future educational software and tools. Youll partner with a collaborative group of Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to make Robloxs Education platform a successful tool that both teachers and students love to use in the classroom. Every day, students learn to code, problem solve with friends, and experience faraway places on Roblox. We want everyone to have access to those opportunities, and our goal is to support 100million students learning on our platform by 2030. You Are:

• A Technical Leader: You have a record of taking a strategic and systematic approach to challenging technical problems and seeing them to completion. Your technical expertise often influences product direction. You foster a culture of technical excellence and help other engineers grow.
• An Industry Veteran with Broad Experience: You are comfortable with a vast range of other technical topics, including backend development, devops, microservices, containers, mobile development, desktop development.
• Client-Side Expert: You are an expert in client-side development, both native and web. You have deep experience with modern React and adjacent technologies (e.g., Redux). You are comfortable with Android.
• Focused on Users: You always start with the needs of the user, whether they are Roblox users or internal engineers before architecting a solution.
• Focused on People and Teams: You pay close attention to people and teams you work with, and help them stay happy and productive and continue to grow.
• Passionate about Education: You are motivated to advance education for the next generation, transforming the way students learn through collaborative, dynamic learning environments. You Will:
  • Develop/Build Roblox Edus groundbreaking education web application.
  • Become an expert on our technology stack.
  • Collaborate with different teams to improve existing and develop new functionality, pipelines, and workflow.
  • Lead other engineers by example and through technical direction.
  • Be guided by our vision to put the Roblox community first and represent us through experience. You Have:
    • 6+ years experience in full stack software development.
    • 4+ years delivering complex code with JavaScript and React.
    • Strong attentiveness to product UI/UX, and a passion to make sure the things you create look and feel great. 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. Annual Salary Range $267,720-$331,640 USD 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. Annual Salary Range $267,720 - $331,640 USD 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.

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