Job brief: Senior Software Engineer, Creator Collaboration

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 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• 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: $243,290 to $295,250 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Mateo, CA, United States · San Mateo, CA
• Posted: 2026-10-01

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• An outstanding software engineer with 7+ years shipping high complexity code
• You understand the components required to build modern large-scale infrastructure. You can recommend one route versus another and bring engineers to an agreement.

Main duties

• Help and understand the needs of the community that uses our software, from beginning artists to professional scripters and designers.
• Take ownership and responsibility for designing, building, testing, and deploying services within the Roblox ecosystem.
• Own the Creation Platform that powers agentic products, including the APIs and services that agents reach through MCP.
• Be a technical bar-raiser for high code quality, architectural designs, and long-term planning along with mentoring fellow engineers on the team.
• Experience architecting, designing and leading implementation of a wide array of software products

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in San Mateo, CA: $257k a year (150 listings, 2 employers). This listing pays about the same.
• Across Roblox's 253 open listings, 42% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Roblox hires

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