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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Roblox
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $196,750.0 - $243,290.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Data Structures, Video Game Development, Game Engine, Reliability of Systems, Roblox, Code Restructuring
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/7545202?gh_jid=7545202

## About the Role

You are passionate about building outstanding systems and APIs in the Roblox game engine, enhancing avatar features, and enriching customization systems for Roblox players and developers. You'll work with Avatar technologies such as animation, clothing, hair, and shading. Experience in game or film development is especially translatable into this team and role., * 5+ years of professional experience working on a consumer-facing game engine and/or game application

 * Proficiency with C++, 3D math, data structures, algorithms, and networking
 * Experience working on character building and customization systems, editors, and content creation tools
 * Experience building online console or mobile game titles
 * Experience with game or film character systems such as animation, rigid-body or cloth/hair physics, or shading

## Description

* Implement groundbreaking features in Roblox game engine to build the best avatar system in the world
 * Build APIs for Roblox developers enabling in-experience creation of Roblox Avatars from scratch
 * Enhance avatar fidelity and uniqueness on Roblox
 * Use the Roblox game engine to build excellent vertical applications for multiple platforms (mobile, tablet, PC, and console)
 * Refactor and improve our existing codebaseImprove system reliability, performance, and test coverage
 * Work with numerous teams to help build the world's best user generated gaming platform
 * Implement systems in a combination of C++ and Lua


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