Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Ads User Experience

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 Senior Software Engineer working on User Experience, you will build a new way to experience Ads in app and in game. This team will focus on the UX for users and developers in how they see and experience ads as well as for developers to see how their ads are performing. You will be part of the team building brand new user experiences that will be critical to our Immersive Ads future. You will report into our Engineering Manager.

In this role, you will craft robust, extensible systems for high-traffic surfaces across our Ads products. You will drive solutions using React and other technologies, helping us to build components quickly and efficiently across devices.

If you have a deep understanding of frontend technologies and a passion for refining client-server interaction, you will be right at home with us! 

You Will:

• Design, build and ship high-traffic features to improve the user journey for millions of users across mobile, desktop and other immersive platforms.
• Work with Engineering, Product, Design and Data partners to match developers with the right audience
• Architect universal solutions for delivering features across a range of platforms and devices
• Drive UX improvements through data-driven decisions and A/B testing
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and other Roblox engineering teams to deliver coherent user journeys across the platform

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience in software development
• Deep experience with web technologies (React, Typescript, Javascript)
• A strong history of building and launching consumer-facing features with design, product and/or other partners
• Mobile App Development or Game Development is a plus
• Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, or other technical field is a plus
  
  

You Are:

• Passionate about users: You are sensitive to the needs of our users and strive to build the best possible experience for all;
• Versatile: You are comfortable switching between languages and are excited to learn new technologies;
• Analytical: You are driven to tackle large, ambiguous problems systematically and thoroughly;
• Innovative: You craft creative long-term solutions and stay in touch with industry developments;
• Team-oriented: You value the ideas and experiences of teammates and multi functional partners
• Systems-thinker: You have a strong understanding of client-server architecture, state management, and frontend performance optimization.
• Collaborative: You thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy mentoring and elevating teammates.

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$242,100—$293,800 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.