[2026] Software Engineer, Early Career

As an Early Career Software Engineer, you will be mentored by top engineers while contributing to impactful projects, gaining hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle, and directly influencing the future of our platform. Our world-class platform serves an extensive player base of millions of users every day, making this an outstanding chance to leave your mark.

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You Will:

1. Design, code, and test innovative features, navigating the full development lifecycle from initial design to production deployment.
2. Work closely with a diverse range of teams, including Design, Product, Data, QA, and DevOps, to deliver cohesive products and features.
3. Be mentored by top engineers and actively engaged in architectural discussions and system design.
4. Gain a deep understanding of our large-scale, distributed systems and contribute to their continuous evolution.
5. Investigate and experiment with cutting-edge technologies, like machine learning frameworks and large language models (LLMs), to solve complex problems and improve our engineering systems.
6. Actively participate in our team matching process, where you’ll have the opportunity work on innovative projects like Roblox’s search and discovery, economy ecosystem, game Engine, or infrastructure.

You Are:

1. Pursuing or possess an undergraduate/graduate degree in computer science, engineering, a related technical field, or an equivalent practical experience.
2. Familiar with software engineering concepts through school, internships, personal projects, or previous jobs.
3. Proficient in one or more programming languages such as C#, Lua, Java, Go, Node.js, Ruby, Python, C++, or Swift.
4. Able to thrive in ambiguous environments, quickly adapting to new challenges and developing proficiency in coding standards to solve complex problems.

Please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time. You may redact age, date of birth, and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume if you prefer.

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

$153,120—$153,120 USD