Software Engineer, Ads & Brands at Roblox in San Mateo, CA

Summary: Roblox is a platform that empowers users to create and engage in immersive digital experiences. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join the Ads Experience team, where the role involves building features for their advertising platform and ensuring a seamless integration of advertising within a 3D metaverse. Responsibilities: - Build the Roblox Ads Manager: Design and implement full-stack features for our flagship advertising platform. You will write high-quality code for both the React/TypeScript frontend and Go/C# backend services to help advertisers create campaigns and view real-time reporting - Implement Brand Ad Offering: Collaborate with senior engineers to build the logic and delivery mechanisms for immersive 3D ad units, ensuring they load performantly within games - Support Creator Success: Develop tools and dashboards that allow game creators to onboard easily, manage their ad inventory, and track their revenue and engagement metrics - Maintain System Reliability: Write comprehensive unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, and help monitor production systems to ensure our high-scale services remain reliable and fast - Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Product Managers and Designers to understand requirements, scope small-to-medium features, and deliver polished user experiences - Innovate with AI: Help integrate AI-powered capabilities into our workflows, such as connecting Generative AI models to our creative tools or assisting in building intelligent campaign recommendations Required Qualifications: - 1-3 years of experience in software engineering (internships included), with a track record of delivering high-quality production code - Strong programming skills in at least one modern language (e.g., Go, C#, Java, Python, or C++) - Experience with or a strong desire to work across the stack, including modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) and backend services - A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms, with an aptitude for debugging complex issues - A willingness to learn new technologies quickly, whether it's 3D engine, distributed systems patterns, or ad-tech concepts - A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or a related engineering field Required Skills: Go, C#, React, TypeScript Important Skills: Computer Science Fundamentals, Full-Stack Development Nice-to-Have Skills: Curiosity & Drive, Problem-Solving Benefits: Equity compensation, Benefits as described on this page