Roblox
Senior Software Engineer, Foundation & Luau Platform
$197K–$243K
San Mateo, CA, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of professional experience building and shipping client applications.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may be unable to employ candidates whose work authorization is related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
About the job
Build and evolve Roblox’s shared Luau-based UI platform, frameworks, and core systems to make applications faster, more consistent, and reliable across devices.
What you'll do
- Design and build UI frameworks and APIs, including layout, navigation, server-driven UI, and shared components.
- Improve startup performance, transitions, and layout stability; safely roll out platform changes at scale.
- Partner with product teams to drive platform adoption, improve quality, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Strong hands-on React experience and understanding of its component model, state management, and rendering behavior.
- Experience designing shared frameworks, UI platforms, or core libraries for other engineers.
- Understanding of client rendering and layout performance, with strong debugging and profiling skills.
- Experience with feature flagging, staged rollouts, and experiment-driven launches.
Nice to have
- Experience with Luau or Lua.
- Experience with React Navigation or comparable routing libraries.
Pay
$196,750 — $243,290 USD (base salary)
Tools
Luau, React, React Native, React Navigation, iOS, Android
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