Is Roblox a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Roblox have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 95 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Roblox employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Roblox now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Roblox .

Does Roblox pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Roblox with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 95 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Roblox.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Roblox?

54% of Developer employees at Roblox would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Roblox with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roblox?

Software Engineer (100) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , Software Engineer(Internship) (23) , Intern (20) , Developer (15) , Game Developer (15) , Software Engineer Intern (15) , Product Manager (11) , SWE Intern (11) , Software Engineering Intern (11) , Technical Recruiter (9) , Internship (8) , Principal Software Engineer (8) , Content Moderator (7) , Product Designer (7)

What are the pros of working at Roblox according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great!" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good pay and lots of fun." ((in 56 reviews)); "Great benefits, especially food" ((in 46 reviews)); "good work life balance for this role" ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Roblox according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership will not delegate and seems to think all the employees are stupid." ((in 26 reviews)); "bad management and strong political env" ((in 24 reviews)); "Managers are aggressive, confrontational, micromanagers." ((in 10 reviews)); "However, two weeks before the end date, rumors floated that upper management wanted to cap return offers at 50% and I ended up not getting a return offer." ((in 8 reviews)); "There is also not much diversity at the top." ((in 7 reviews))

Roblox Developer reviews

3.8

54% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

David Baszucki

45% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Developer employees have rated Roblox with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Roblox is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

95 reviews

3.0

Nov 26, 2017

Mixed.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Better snack kitchen than Facebook - Great benefits - Unlimited time off (for real) - Opportunity to make big impacts - Company is on track to become huge - New office!

Cons

- Poor community engagement - Dated tools - Little to no investment in development process, lots of dumb bugs as a result - Massive divide between departments causes friction - Commitment to backwards compatibility forever harms the platform - No prioritization of power user needs

Roblox Response

7y

Thank you for your thorough feedback, as we use this to continuously improve the employee experience. We’re glad you’re enjoying opportunities to make a big impact in our new office as we continue to experience rapid growth. We hope that we’ve made notable progress in updating our tech stack and the development process, as well as eliminating divides between departments and ramping up community engagement and prioritization of power user needs. If you’d like to dig in a little deeper, email feedback@roblox.com.

4.0

Jul 8, 2017

Senior Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice, smart people. Haven't run across any jerks. Cool product making a positive impact. Clear vision from top leadership about what we're trying to do. Unlimited PTO Generous pay I really like my manager

Cons

Code, tools, processes all old. A lot of time lost on everything but development (fighting with tools, trying to understand old code, etc).

Roblox Response

7y

Thank you for your thorough feedback. We are committed to continuously upgrade the tech stack and infrastructure as well as processes around development, so your insights are helpful! We’re glad you’re enjoying Roblox, and if you’d like to dig in a little deeper with ways to refine the experience, contact feedback@roblox.com.

5.0

Apr 14, 2017

Best company I've ever worked for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Competitive pay REAL unlimited paid vacation Nice location Have so many talented people Great team and colleagues Have projects in different areas that you can learn a lot if you're en Engineer Reimbursement for parking, commuting and gym 401k Free snacks Free meals

Cons

It's getting larger so things are sometimes a little bit slow to be processed

Roblox Response

7y

We’re glad you’re here, enjoying the workplace of talented people, competitive pay, great benefits, and opportunities to learn and grow. As we continue to experience rapid growth, we’re thankful for people like you to help us tackle challenges. Thank you!

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