Job brief: Senior Software Engineer - Consoles

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Roblox's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-05.
• The apply link opens careers.roblox.com, the address Roblox's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $196,750 to $243,290 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Mateo, CA, United States · San Mateo, CA
• Posted: 2026-08-03 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Main duties

• Shape & improve the PlayStation and Xbox experience that millions of players see every day
• Translate ambiguous product ideas into well-scoped, high-quality engineering plans in close partnership with product, design, and data science.
• Raise the engineering bar through rigorous code review, proactive mentorship of junior engineers, and the standards you set in your own code.
• Drive platform-level investments that benefit the broader engineering organization.
• Work with our Xbox and PlayStation counterparts to ensure feature parity and platform-specific excellence.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in San Mateo, CA: $257k a year (149 listings, 2 employers). This listing is 14% lower.
• Across Roblox's 254 open listings, 44% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Roblox hires

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