Roblox
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (App Foundations)
$242K–$313K
San Mateo, CA, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of software development experience; substantial user-facing frontend experience. Large-scale or high-traffic application experience is a plus.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may not be able 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
Architect and build scalable frontend foundations and consumer-facing application surfaces across Roblox platforms.
What you'll do
- Design extensible systems and reusable frontend abstractions for core surfaces such as Home, Avatar, and Search.
- Evolve internal React-inspired Luau UI libraries and establish architecture standards for scalable, testable interfaces.
- Partner across teams, address performance issues, and provide architectural leadership through design reviews and mentorship.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of software development experience, including substantial experience building user-facing frontend applications and architecting complex frontend systems.
- Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript or mobile equivalents; hands-on experience with frameworks such as React.
- Experience with frontend architecture, component-based UI, state management, testing, and client-side performance debugging.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale or high-traffic applications and across multiple platforms.
- Familiarity with C++ or other low-level languages.
Pay
$242,100 — $312,970 USD (base salary)
Tools
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Redux/Flux, Luau, Swift, Kotlin
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