Principal Software Engineer - Studio

As a Principal Engineer for Roblox Studio, not only will you be one of the coolest humans on the planet, you will also be a necessary contributor to the evolution of Roblox Studio which is the primary IDE for making massive multiplayer online games on the Roblox platform. Roblox Studio is the ultimate Creator Experience, providing tools for 3D modeling, animation, complete SDLC and testing for teams and individual game developers.

Studio Platform Team provides the foundation for every team and third-party developer that works on Studio by building the core application experience, architecture, and UX fundamentals. This role does not require experience in the aforementioned. Large-scale desktop application experience will suffice. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, and work in our San Mateo, CA HQ 3 days a week (Tuesdays to Thursdays).

You are:

• Passionate on core user features - explorer, properties, windowing systems
• Knowledgeable on foundational application architecture
• Experienced with UX designers for overall design language for Studio
• UX component framework
• familiar with central backend systems

You will:

• Oversee the architecture and technical direction that will be the future of our application
• Work across teams and technology platforms to ensure our solutions are universal and expansive.
• Design, develop, and implement best technological practices and strategies.
• Mentor team members and help them improve their professional skills and expertise
• Understand and be able to read and write software source code in the C++ and Lua programming languages
• Write design documents that describe the construction and operation of software
• Work with design teams on User Interface designs and translate them into software designs
• Use metrics, crash reports, and user submissions to track down and repair software errors
• Be able to collaborate with team members via email, messaging, video conferencing, and in-office

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in developing and deploying top user facing applications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a similar technical field
• 6+ years of experience with C++ required
• Experience with UI frameworks like QT/QML, React, Cocoa, or WPF required
• Proficiency in industry standards, best practices and design patterns
• Experience approaching a problem from different angles, analyzing pros and cons of different solutions