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Senior Software Engineer, Test Frameworks & Tools

roblox roblox.com Open
San Mateo Full-time Senior Software Engineering

At a glance

Senior Software Engineering role at roblox. San Mateo · full-time · $196,750–$243,290 base.

SalaryStated by roblox
$196,750 – $243,290
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from robloxOur estimate for the market: $197,500–$220,000Median $205,000
The range includes the market median of $205,000 for senior software engineering roles in San Mateo.
Worked out from 15 postings that stated pay, median $205,000. Last updated Oct 22, 2026.
RoleSoftware Engineering
SenioritySenior
LocationSan Mateo
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$196,750–$243,290
PostedOct 21, 2026
Role brief

techroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Build and evolve test frameworks, runners, orchestration services and workflow integrations for reliable testing across supported platforms
  • Create AI-powered tools for writing, selecting, running and maintaining tests, and for diagnosing failures with less manual work
  • Connect test planning, execution and failure analysis to use test infrastructure efficiently and return feedback to engineers sooner
  • Improve test stability, observability and failure diagnosis, while bringing automated checks into development and CI/CD workflows
  • Lead technical projects from initial problem definition through launch, adoption and ongoing improvement, working across engineering teams

What you bring

  • At least two years building backend or infrastructure systems at large scale
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as C#, Go, Python or a similar language
  • You can investigate open-ended technical problems, understand the systems involved and work with others toward a solution

Who this fits

This role suits an engineer focused on backend infrastructure and test automation, with work spanning test tooling, debugging and AI-assisted workflows. The San Mateo office schedule calls for on-site work Tuesday through Thursday, with optional office days Monday and Friday. For US-based candidates, some visa-related work authorization categories may be ineligible, and future H-1B sponsorship may not be available.

From the employer

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

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.

We’re looking for an outstanding engineer to join our Test Frameworks & Tooling team where we design, build and scale tools and services that power the test automation lifecycle of Roblox services. Our systems span test frameworks, execution, orchestration and debugging, AI test generation, canary analysis.

You will:

  • Build and scale test automation infrastructure: Design, implement, and evolve the frameworks, runners, orchestration services, workflow integrations, and supporting infrastructure that power reliable testing across Roblox's supported platforms
  • Advance the AI-native test lifecycle: Develop intelligent tooling that improves test authoring, selection, execution, maintenance, and failure triage, using AI to reduce manual effort and make testing more accessible and effective
  • Develop test orchestration and intelligence: Build systems that connect test planning, test selection, execution, and failure analysis, enabling more efficient use of test infrastructure and faster feedback to engineers
  • Improve test reliability and debugging: Build tools and services that improve test stability, observability, failure diagnosis, and maintenance across a large and evolving test ecosystem
  • Shift quality earlier in the development lifecycle: Integrate automated quality checks and actionable test feedback into development and CI/CD workflows to help teams identify and resolve issues earlier
  • Drive projects end to end: Take ownership of technical initiatives from problem definition, design, and implementation through production deployment, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement
  • Collaborate across engineering: Partner with application, platform, QA, infrastructure, and developer productivity teams to develop scalable solutions that address the needs of engineers across Roblox

You have:

  • 2+ years of experience building large-scale backend or infrastructure systems. An understanding of building systems that operate at high QPS with low-latency requirements is a plus. Experience working on infrastructure or performance-critical backend systems is a plus.
  • Knowledge: You are proficient in one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Python or similar programming language).
  • Curiosity: You are curious and passionate about solving open-ended problems. You can identify challenges, develop a deep understanding of the systems involved, and drive solutions in collaboration with your team.
  • Strong Teamwork: You are able to collaborate in cross-functional and cross team projects to deliver the most curated technical solution.
  • Nice to have: familiarity with HashiCorp software stack (Nomad, Vault, Consul), infrastructure datacenter ops
  • Long-term Mindset: You are willing to take the long view to drive the collaboration and build the system.

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$196,750—$243,290 USD

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

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.

For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

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