Principal Software Engineer - Network Transport (45976) San Mateo, CA

Job Description

Develop and optimize Roblox’s user-space network stack to deliver real-time game-state communication with low latency and high throughput. Work across the game platform and supported devices to help create a smooth, nearly synchronous multiplayer experience.

Requirements: Requires 10 or more years of game networking experience, ideally from a game engine or studio, and strong systems-level C++ programming skills. Candidates should have deep network-stack knowledge and experience with Linux networking, QoS, congestion control, and large-scale multithreaded distributed systems.

Key Skills: Game Networking, Network Stack Development, C++, Linux Networking, Quality Of Service, Congestion Control, Multithreaded Systems, Distributed Systems, Client-Server Networking, Network Performance Optimization, Latency Optimization, Throughput Optimization, Game Engine Development, Systems Programming, Real-Time Communication

Benefits: Equity Compensation