Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Create and launch engaging features that bring joy to millions of players every day.

• Take ownership of gameplay features from conception to delivery, including implementation, release, and successive iterations.

• Decompose product requirements into technical tasks and provide accurate estimates.

• Develop clean, efficient, and maintainable Roblox Lua code that adheres to team standards.

• Design and build scalable, high-performance, and maintainable systems.

• Collaborate with designers, artists, and producers to create high-quality gameplay experiences.

• Monitor live features, evaluate performance, and proactively address any issues.

• Enhance codebase quality, improve development workflows, and ensure system reliability.

• Engage in code reviews and contribute to the team's engineering practices.

• Playtest features to refine player experience, responsiveness, and overall polish.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–3+ years of experience in Roblox or relevant game development.

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and strong problem-solving skills.

• Proven experience in delivering features or games within a production environment.

• Strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and a collaborative mindset.

• Capability to work independently on feature development with moderate guidance.

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

• Familiarity with version control systems and collaborative development processes.

• Regular collaboration during Eastern or Pacific Time business hours.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent experience in a development team (preferred).

• Experience shipping games or features on Roblox or similar platforms (preferred).

• Participation in game jams or modding (preferred).

• Understanding of live game systems, including analytics, economy tuning, and balancing (preferred).

• Experience in optimizing performance in multiplayer or real-time systems (preferred).

• Proficiency in Roblox Lua scripting.

• Knowledge of backend services, including AWS and Golang.

• Experience with analytics pipelines, including Snowflake and Tableau.

• Familiarity with collaboration tools like GitHub and Discord.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package - above-market salary, profit sharing, and stock options.

• Retirement benefits - company contributions to your retirement plan (401k, RRSP, Pension) available in Canada, the UK, and the USA.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that vary by country, with the potential for additional perks such as Life and ADD insurance.

• Flexible paid time off - vacation days plus Federal / Bank Holidays.

• Remote-first work environment - the flexibility to work from home or any location.

• Opportunities for in-person gatherings.

• Participation in virtual company-wide gaming events.

• Robux allowances.

• Professional development support - reimbursement for courses, materials, and training for growth.

• Collaborate with amazing colleagues and make an impact on millions of daily players.