# Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Co-Experience at Roblox

- Company: Roblox
- What the company does: Roblox is a global platform where millions of people gather together every day to imagine, create, and share experiences with each other in immersive, user-generated 3D worlds. Backed by Greylock, a16z and Index.
- Company website: https://about.roblox.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo, CA, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/8186640?gh_jid=8186640
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/roblox-senior-software-engineer-backend-co-experience/

## About the role

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) on the Co-Experience team, you will work on high-visibility initiatives that define the future of age-appropriate communication. You will build and maintain the services behind a social ecosystem that keeps interactions safe, civil, and meaningful across diverse age groups.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience working on microservice architectures, with a proven track record in addressing scalability and reliability challenges (4+ years with a graduate degree in computer science or a related field)
- 3+ years of experience building systems behind consumer-facing APIs that handle large numbers of concurrent users
- Strong understanding of server-side development and design principles, with proficiency in at least one compiled language such as C#, C++, Java, Golang, or other
- The ability to author a clear, actionable technical design document that aligns stakeholders and holds up in architectural review
- All-round: You're a generalist, open to learning new languages and technologies, and drawn to the parts of the system you haven't worked on yet
- Kind and generous: You treat colleagues with respect, assume good intent, and go out of your way to help others succeed. You believe technical excellence without kindness is not enough

Tags: Software Engineering