Senior C++ Engineer, Real-time Engine

Roblox - San Mateo, CA, United States - original posting ->
Status
Open
Remote policy
Not stated
Employment type
Not stated
Salary
243,290-295,250 USD / year
Categories
Software Engineering
Tech
cppsoftwaresenior
Source
roblox
First observed
2026-09-15 21:30 UTC
Last seen
2026-10-30 22:00 UTC
Source claims posted
2026-09-15 17:54 UTC
Consecutive misses
0 of 3

What the posting says

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.

Job Description

The Geometry Scalability team builds the systems that power both Avatars and Environments across Roblox. Our mission is to enable millions of developers to build large, high-fidelity worlds and multiplayer experiences that still run smoothly on phones and low-end devices.

We’re the team that lets Roblox experiences evolve from simple platformers into massively multiplayer, open-world, AAA-quality games. This is a CEO-level priority: how Roblox “ages up” from kids’ games to experiences everyone wants to play, by making higher-fidelity avatars and environments performant at platform scale.

You Will:

Design and ship 3D engine systems for avatar and environment geometry, including mesh processing, level of detail, transcoding, streaming, runtime loading, and related performance systems.

Partner closely with other teams (Rendering, Avatar, Studio) and external developers so that the features you build are directly usable to create amazing experiences.

Profile and improve the performance of our game engine across a wide range of devices, with particular attention to mobile.

Lead by example: drive projects end-to-end, mentor other engineers, and help set a high bar for technical quality and code health on the team.

You Have:

Proven Expertise: 8+ years of professional experience building and shipping high-performance systems in domains such as game engines, real-time simulation, robotics, AR/VR, or similar.

Strong C++ Experience: Deep proficiency in C++, with a focus on writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code in large codebases.

Applied 3D Systems Experience: Demonstrated hands-on experience building at least one production system involving real-time 3D rendering, mesh or geometry processing, LOD, animation/skinning, spatial data, 3D asset pipelines, or GPU/client performance. Deep specialization in one area is not required, but meaningful hands-on experience is.

Real-time Performance Mindset: Experience diagnosing tradeoffs among CPU/GPU time, memory, loading latency, visual quality, and frame-time stability on constrained platforms such as mobile or console.

Ownership in Ambiguity: A track record of driving work end-to-end when the problem wasn't fully specified: defining the approach yourself, seeing it through implementation, rollout, and production consequences; gathering more information when requirements didn't make sense.

Collaboration and Communication: Ability to work effectively across teams (Engine, Rendering, Avatar, Studio, and developer-facing teams) and explain complex technical topics clearly to different audiences.

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

$243,290—$295,250 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.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

Quality

Completeness: 80%
Honesty: 100%

Based on 84 observation(s).

Timeline

  1. *
    #777266 2026-09-15 21:30 UTC
    Published
  2. ~
    #788005 2026-09-16 09:30 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-15T16:41:12-04:00->2026-09-16T02:32:58-04:00
  3. ~
    #800395 2026-09-16 21:31 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-16T02:32:58-04:00->2026-09-16T14:33:38-04:00
  4. ~
    #810633 2026-09-17 09:32 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-16T14:33:38-04:00->2026-09-17T02:33:30-04:00
  5. ~
    #820226 2026-09-17 21:32 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-17T02:33:30-04:00->2026-09-17T14:33:41-04:00
  6. ~
    #830570 2026-09-18 09:36 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-17T14:33:41-04:00->2026-09-18T02:33:32-04:00
  7. ~
    #846793 2026-09-18 21:37 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-18T02:33:32-04:00->2026-09-18T14:34:11-04:00
  8. ~
    #867071 2026-09-19 21:38 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-18T14:34:11-04:00->2026-09-19T14:33:25-04:00
  9. ~
    #874367 2026-09-20 09:39 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-19T14:33:25-04:00->2026-09-20T02:33:37-04:00
  10. ~
    #882088 2026-09-20 21:40 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-20T02:33:37-04:00->2026-09-20T14:33:29-04:00
  11. ~
    #888973 2026-09-21 09:49 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-20T14:33:29-04:00->2026-09-21T02:33:30-04:00
  12. ~
    #905480 2026-09-21 21:49 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-21T02:33:30-04:00->2026-09-21T14:33:57-04:00
  13. ~
    #918731 2026-09-22 09:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-21T14:33:57-04:00->2026-09-22T02:33:52-04:00
  14. ~
    #930260 2026-09-22 21:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-22T02:33:52-04:00->2026-09-22T14:34:33-04:00
  15. ~
    #941073 2026-09-23 09:54 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-22T14:34:33-04:00->2026-09-23T02:34:11-04:00
  16. ~
    #956621 2026-09-23 21:54 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-23T02:34:11-04:00->2026-09-23T14:34:33-04:00
  17. ~
    #967148 2026-09-24 09:59 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-23T14:34:33-04:00->2026-09-24T02:34:57-04:00
  18. ~
    #980169 2026-09-24 22:03 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-24T02:34:57-04:00->2026-09-24T14:34:35-04:00
  19. ~
    #994128 2026-09-25 10:08 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-24T14:34:35-04:00->2026-09-25T02:34:12-04:00
  20. ~
    #1007446 2026-09-25 22:13 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-25T02:34:12-04:00->2026-09-25T14:34:49-04:00
  21. ~
    #1022887 2026-09-26 22:19 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-25T14:34:49-04:00->2026-09-26T14:34:39-04:00
  22. ~
    #1029495 2026-09-27 10:19 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-26T14:34:39-04:00->2026-09-27T02:34:15-04:00
  23. ~
    #1036504 2026-09-27 22:19 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-27T02:34:15-04:00->2026-09-27T14:34:16-04:00
  24. ~
    #1043712 2026-09-28 10:25 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-27T14:34:16-04:00->2026-09-28T02:34:33-04:00
  25. ~
    #1054261 2026-09-28 22:26 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-28T02:34:33-04:00->2026-09-28T14:34:51-04:00
  26. ~
    #1063452 2026-09-29 10:34 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-28T14:34:51-04:00->2026-09-29T02:34:49-04:00
  27. ~
    #1077083 2026-09-29 22:36 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-29T02:34:49-04:00->2026-09-29T16:09:38-04:00
  28. ~
    #1085816 2026-09-30 06:37 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-29T16:09:38-04:00->2026-09-30T02:34:40-04:00
  29. ~
    #1096104 2026-09-30 18:37 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-30T02:34:40-04:00->2026-09-30T14:35:25-04:00
  30. ~
    #1106012 2026-10-01 06:41 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-09-30T14:35:25-04:00->2026-10-01T02:34:57-04:00
  31. ~
    #1118166 2026-10-01 18:47 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-01T02:34:57-04:00->2026-10-01T14:35:07-04:00
  32. ~
    #1129577 2026-10-02 07:06 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-01T14:35:07-04:00->2026-10-02T02:35:18-04:00
  33. ~
    #1140475 2026-10-02 19:24 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-02T02:35:18-04:00->2026-10-02T14:35:50-04:00
  34. ~
    #1159731 2026-10-03 19:33 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-02T14:35:50-04:00->2026-10-03T14:35:00-04:00
  35. ~
    #1167498 2026-10-04 07:47 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-03T14:35:00-04:00->2026-10-04T02:35:10-04:00
  36. ~
    #1173981 2026-10-04 19:55 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-04T02:35:10-04:00->2026-10-04T14:35:04-04:00
  37. ~
    #1180189 2026-10-05 08:04 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-04T14:35:04-04:00->2026-10-05T02:35:07-04:00
  38. ~
    #1188621 2026-10-05 18:41 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-05T02:35:07-04:00->2026-10-05T14:36:18-04:00
  39. ~
    #1204047 2026-10-06 10:23 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-05T14:36:18-04:00->2026-10-06T02:35:35-04:00
  40. ~
    #1220301 2026-10-06 22:40 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-06T02:35:35-04:00->2026-10-06T14:36:31-04:00
  41. ~
    #1226979 2026-10-07 06:40 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-06T14:36:31-04:00->2026-10-07T02:35:32-04:00
  42. ~
    #1238142 2026-10-07 18:46 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-07T02:35:32-04:00->2026-10-07T14:36:20-04:00
  43. ~
    #1249286 2026-10-08 06:58 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-07T14:36:20-04:00->2026-10-08T02:35:52-04:00
  44. ~
    #1259665 2026-10-08 18:59 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-08T02:35:52-04:00->2026-10-08T14:36:44-04:00
  45. ~
    #1270610 2026-10-09 07:00 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-08T14:36:44-04:00->2026-10-09T02:36:27-04:00
  46. ~
    #1282854 2026-10-09 19:55 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-09T02:36:27-04:00->2026-10-09T14:36:43-04:00
  47. ~
    #1294774 2026-10-12 13:22 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-09T14:36:43-04:00->2026-10-12T02:36:25-04:00
  48. ~
    #1301581 2026-10-12 17:07 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-12T02:36:25-04:00->2026-10-12T12:52:49-04:00
  49. ~
    #1307263 2026-10-12 21:07 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-12T12:52:49-04:00->2026-10-12T14:36:42-04:00
  50. ~
    #1316446 2026-10-13 09:08 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-12T14:36:42-04:00->2026-10-13T02:36:59-04:00
  51. ~
    #1329053 2026-10-13 21:09 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-13T02:36:59-04:00->2026-10-13T14:36:50-04:00
  52. ~
    #1332817 2026-10-14 01:09 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-13T14:36:50-04:00->2026-10-13T20:05:20-04:00
  53. ~
    #1339391 2026-10-14 09:09 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-13T20:05:20-04:00->2026-10-14T02:36:17-04:00
  54. ~
    #1349153 2026-10-14 21:52 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-14T02:36:17-04:00->2026-10-14T14:37:24-04:00
  55. ~
    #1358016 2026-10-15 09:52 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-14T14:37:24-04:00->2026-10-15T02:36:14-04:00
  56. ~
    #1367262 2026-10-15 21:52 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-15T02:36:14-04:00->2026-10-15T14:36:47-04:00
  57. ~
    #1374939 2026-10-16 09:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-15T14:36:47-04:00->2026-10-16T02:36:43-04:00
  58. ~
    #1384396 2026-10-16 21:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-16T02:36:43-04:00->2026-10-16T14:36:59-04:00
  59. ~
    #1389767 2026-10-17 05:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-16T14:36:59-04:00->2026-10-16T23:00:40-04:00
  60. ~
    #1397706 2026-10-17 21:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-16T23:00:40-04:00->2026-10-17T14:40:00-04:00
  61. ~
    #1402738 2026-10-18 09:53 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-17T14:40:00-04:00->2026-10-18T02:41:20-04:00
  62. ~
    #1411191 2026-10-18 21:54 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-18T02:41:20-04:00->2026-10-18T14:39:37-04:00
  63. ~
    #1416145 2026-10-19 09:55 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-18T14:39:37-04:00->2026-10-19T02:39:24-04:00
  64. ~
    #1426936 2026-10-19 21:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-19T02:39:24-04:00->2026-10-19T14:40:02-04:00
  65. ~
    #1435168 2026-10-20 09:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-19T14:40:02-04:00->2026-10-20T02:39:45-04:00
  66. ~
    #1446598 2026-10-20 21:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-20T02:39:45-04:00->2026-10-20T14:40:24-04:00
  67. ~
    #1454889 2026-10-21 09:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-20T14:40:24-04:00->2026-10-21T02:39:55-04:00
  68. ~
    #1465870 2026-10-21 21:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-21T02:39:55-04:00->2026-10-21T14:40:37-04:00
  69. ~
    #1477649 2026-10-22 09:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-21T14:40:37-04:00->2026-10-22T02:40:04-04:00
  70. ~
    #1491552 2026-10-22 21:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-22T02:40:04-04:00->2026-10-22T14:40:34-04:00
  71. ~
    #1499932 2026-10-23 09:56 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-22T14:40:34-04:00->2026-10-23T02:40:05-04:00
  72. ~
    #1510581 2026-10-23 21:57 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-23T02:40:05-04:00->2026-10-23T14:40:50-04:00
  73. ~
    #1528414 2026-10-24 21:57 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-23T14:40:50-04:00->2026-10-24T14:41:48-04:00
  74. ~
    #1534315 2026-10-25 09:57 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-24T14:41:48-04:00->2026-10-25T02:38:44-04:00
  75. ~
    #1539756 2026-10-25 21:57 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-25T02:38:44-04:00->2026-10-25T14:41:37-04:00
  76. ~
    #1545109 2026-10-26 09:57 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-25T14:41:37-04:00->2026-10-26T02:38:47-04:00
  77. ~
    #1556883 2026-10-26 21:58 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-26T02:38:47-04:00->2026-10-26T14:41:57-04:00
  78. ~
    #1563233 2026-10-27 09:58 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-26T14:41:57-04:00->2026-10-27T02:38:55-04:00
  79. ~
    #1575968 2026-10-27 21:58 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-27T02:38:55-04:00->2026-10-27T14:44:31-04:00
  80. ~
    #1587969 2026-10-28 09:59 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-27T14:44:31-04:00->2026-10-28T02:42:43-04:00
  81. ~
    #1605954 2026-10-29 09:59 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-28T02:42:43-04:00->2026-10-29T02:39:03-04:00
  82. ~
    #1622224 2026-10-29 22:00 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-29T02:39:03-04:00->2026-10-29T14:43:00-04:00
  83. ~
    #1632974 2026-10-30 10:00 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-29T14:43:00-04:00->2026-10-30T02:39:36-04:00
  84. ~
    #1644486 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC
    Modified
    • source_updated_at
      2026-10-30T02:39:36-04:00->2026-10-30T17:31:58-04:00