Principal Software Engineer, Engine Systems

Roblox · San Mateo

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Company
Roblox
Location
San Mateo
Salary
$295,250 — $345,040
Posted
August 4, 2026

About this job

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Engine DataModel team, you will own and innovate on the foundational components that form the backbone of the Roblox platform. In the Roblox Engine, the DataModel is a tree-like structure that is analogous to a scenegraph in other 3D engines. This role will report to the engineering manager and will be based out of our HQ in San Mateo, CA in a hybrid model 3 days a week (Tuesdays to Thursdays). Our team owns: The core structures and systems are used to build the DataModel and interact with it. The C++ reflection bindings that form the Engine’s Luau API surface and let creators interact with the DataModel. We’ve built custom codegen tooling to generate the C++ for these reflection bindings and other related structures. DataModel serialization ……

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