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

Worked on a powerful user-space network stack, solving problems related to scale, performance, latency, and throughput in client/server environments.

Worked on a very large multithreaded distributed system that connects millions of users worldwide.

Worked on all the devices Roblox supports - from desktop clients to mobile phone clients to console clients

Worked on a game engine and understand how a game engine works

A software engineer with 10+ years of experience with Game networking coming from a Game Engine/Studio A deep understanding of Network Stack with a passion for working with open source Strong systems-level C++ programming experience and fascinated by the actual work the CPU does when you use smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and blocks of memory, both structured and raw Experience with Linux networking, QoS, Congestion Control Algorithms. Keen to each millisecond of the network exchanges: You know where the time goes and how to reduce the waste Understanding of what happens on the operating systems level when certain code is completed

A software engineer with 10+ years of experience with Game networking coming from a Game Engine/Studio

A deep understanding of Network Stack with a passion for working with open source

Strong systems-level C++ programming experience and fascinated by the actual work the CPU does when you use smart pointers, templates, virtual functions, and blocks of memory, both structured and raw

Experience with Linux networking, QoS, Congestion Control Algorithms.

Keen to each millisecond of the network exchanges: You know where the time goes and how to reduce the waste

Understanding of what happens on the operating systems level when certain code is completed

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page .

Annual Salary Range

$295,250 — $345,040 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

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