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Principal Frontend Software Engineer, Connections

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Last seen by MeritLog September 12, 2026Source: GreenhouseSource version: greenhouse-job-board-v1

MeritLog read this listing from Roblox's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.

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Job details

Work model: Not provided by source
Salary: $295,250 – $345,040 per year
Location: San Mateo, CA, United States

Hiring context

How this role compares at Roblox

Roblox has 232 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 11 job families, and 133 of them are in engineering. 210 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 91%.

This role's posted range of $295,250 – $345,040 per year sits above 71% of the 196 other Roblox roles quoted over the same currency and period.

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What the role asks for

What you'd do

Design, build, and ship features that power the social graph for millions of users
Architect scalable, long-term solutions
Collaborate with teams across the company to translate ambitious business goals into a concrete, multi-year technical roadmap
Serve as a technical leader, setting engineering standards and mentoring other engineers
8+ years of experience in software development with web or app technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript)
Proven track record building and launching complex, consumer-facing features
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
Proactive: You operate with urgency, initiating conversations and driving projects forward Scrappy: You are willing to dive into any part of the tech stack (like backend or data infrastructure) to solve problems, and adapt quickly to new challengesA Product owner: You champion for changes that align with the needs of our users
Innovative: You design creative, long-term solutions that are built to scale
Team-oriented: You value collaboration, respect diverse perspectives, and confidently advocate for the right technical path

Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.

Job description

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. Why Connections? As a Principal Software Engineer on the Connections team, your work will power the Roblox ecosystem, helping people recognize and connect with friends & interests on Roblox, express themselves, and discover & engage with the best of Roblox through their connections. You will own critical features used by millions of users daily, including profiles, names, online presence, co-play tools, and social proof, while also developing new zero-to-one features. If you are an experienced developer who loves to write code, ship user-facing features, mentor engineers, up-level frontend development, and drive product vision, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on this team. This role is based at Roblox HQ in San Mateo, CA (no remote option). You Will: • Design, build, and ship features that power the social graph for millions of users • Architect scalable, long-term solutions • Collaborate with teams across the company to translate ambitious business goals into a concrete, multi-year technical roadmap • Serve as a technical leader, setting engineering standards and mentoring other engineers  You Have: • 8+ years of experience in software development with web or app technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript) • Proven track record building and launching complex, consumer-facing features • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field. You Are: • Proactive: You operate with urgency, initiating conversations and driving projects forward Scrappy: You are willing to dive into any part of the tech stack (like backend or data infrastructure) to solve problems, and adapt quickly to new challengesA Product owner: You champion for changes that align with the needs of our users • Innovative: You design creative, long-term solutions that are built to scale • Team-oriented: You value collaboration, respect diverse perspectives, and confidently advocate for the right technical path 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). 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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