Is Roblox a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer Jobs at Roblox now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Roblox .

Does Roblox pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer salaries at Roblox.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Roblox?

54% of Software Engineer employees at Roblox would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 Roblox locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

San Mateo is the top rated Roblox location by Software Engineer employees.

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 not needed to go full time you can also choose to make a game for yourself or get employed by someone else" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great benefits and care about employees" ((in 42 reviews)); "good work life balance for this role" ((in 22 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers" ((in 16 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 25 reviews)); "bad management and strong political env" ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad manager and not supportive" ((in 11 reviews)); "There is also not much diversity at the top." ((in 7 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 6 reviews))

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Roblox Software Engineer reviews

3.8

54% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

David Baszucki

45% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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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

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

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1.0

Dec 8, 2019

There are better companies to work for

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free meals, fun gaming product, enthusiastic customers

Cons

Weak management, backstabbing, many employees staying only because of stock options

Roblox Response

We’re sorry to hear that you had a negative experience in your time with Roblox. We are proud of the progress that we’ve made as a company, but rapid growth brings about some growing pains as well. We try to monitor sentiment with surveys such as the most recent survey where we were named a 2019 Great Place to Work. We will continue to listen to our employees to improve as we evolve. We’re sorry that we were not a good fit for you.

5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Awesome people and awesome environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We are a vision driven company with awesome people and an awesome mission. I love the team I work with and the transparency and openness in the company. I work with some of the smartest and most creative people I have ever known. The company really focuses on trying to hire great people and then gives them autonomy.

Cons

You need to be self organizing and participate in your own career growth.

Roblox Response

Thank you so much for sharing your experience - and with such kind words. We're so glad to hear that your experience at Roblox has been so positive as the culture that you articulate is what we strive to achieve. Thank you for helping to drive us forward to our vision.

1.0

Sep 3, 2019

Tough place to work

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues and great brand.

Cons

Strange culture and mysterious how decisions are made

Roblox Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're always striving to improve and your insights have been shared with management to help us evolve our processes. It's important that we have a culture that is transparent on how decisions are made. If you have anything else you'd like to share, please contact feedback@roblox.com.

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