[Summer 2027] Software Engineer Intern
San Mateo, CA - USA
Job Summary
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 were 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. Were 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 youll 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.
As a Software Engineer Intern at Roblox your 12-week journey is designed around accelerated learning and tangible global impact. With the support of a dedicated mentor youll apply your knowledge to production-scale reality as you take end-to-end ownership of a project tackling some of the hardest technical challenges including distributed systems real-time communication 3D co-experience data processing rendering and more.
You Will:
- Join our supportive community of engineers receiving dedicated mentorship as you deliver live production projects.
- Investigate and experiment with cutting-edge technologies such as machine learning frameworks agentic coding tools and large language models (LLMs) to solve complex technical challenges and improve our engineering systems.
- Own a project from beginning to end from coding and testing to deploying it to production and presenting your work to peers and leaders across the company.
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams including Design Product Data QA and DevOps to deliver cohesive products and features.
- Build a close community with fellow interns and full-time builders alike while gaining a broad perspective on the company as a whole through direct access to leadership during tailored events for our interns.
- Engage in our team matching process learning about teams across Robloxincluding Infra Engine Search and Discovery Foundational AI and Economy sharing your preferences so we can help connect your career with your curiosity and passion.
You Are:
- Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science engineering or a related field.
- Working towards proficiency or proficient in one or more programming languages including Go Ruby Python C Lua Swift C# and Java.
- A curious collaborator excited to learn open to feedback and eager to solve the hardest technical challenges as part of our team.
To support you through the next steps and help you showcase your very best during the interview we invite you to sign up for Speak. There youll gain access to our practice assessments comprehensive interview guides and tailored modules designed to help you confidently present your knowledge skills and experiences.
Please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time. You may redact age date of birth and dates of attendance/graduation from your resume if you prefer.
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Roblox is the ultimate virtual universe that lets you create, share experiences with friends, and be anything you can imagine. Join millions of people and discover an infinite variety of immersive experiences created by a global community!