Principal Frontend Software Engineer, Connections

Roblox Corporation

Job Overview

Location

San Mateo, CA, United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 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.
• As a Principal Software Engineer on the Connections team, your work will power the Roblox ecosystem, helping people recognize and connect with friends & interests on Roblox, express themselves, and discover & engage with the best of Roblox through their connections.
• You will own critical features used by millions of users daily, including profiles, names, online presence, co-play tools, and social proof, while also developing new zero-to-one features.
• If you are an experienced developer who loves to write code, ship user-facing features, mentor engineers, up-level frontend development, and drive product vision, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on this team.
• This role is based at Roblox HQ in San Mateo, CA (no remote option).
• You will design, build, and ship features that power the social graph for millions of users, architect scalable, long-term solutions, collaborate with teams across the company to translate ambitious business goals into a concrete, multi-year technical roadmap, and serve as a technical leader, setting engineering standards and mentoring other engineers.
• You have 8+ years of experience in software development with web or app technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript), a proven track record building and launching complex, consumer-facing features, and a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• You are proactive, scrappy, a product owner, innovative, team-oriented, and have a strong sense of collaboration, respect diverse perspectives, and confidently advocate for the right technical path.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development with web or app technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Proven track record building and launching complex, consumer-facing features
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• 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.
• All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills & Technologies

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Express

Frontend

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About Roblox Corporation

Roblox Corporation develops and operates the Roblox online platform where users create, share, and play games and experiences built by its global community. The company offers a game engine, cloud services, and social infrastructure enabling user-generated 3D worlds and virtual economies. Revenue comes from virtual currency sales, advertising, and licensing. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox serves millions of daily active users worldwide across PC, mobile, and console devices.

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