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

Software Developer professionals working at Roblox have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 94 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Roblox employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Roblox now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Roblox .

Does Roblox pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Roblox with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 94 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Roblox.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Roblox?

44% of Software Developer employees at Roblox would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Roblox with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roblox?

Software Engineer (99) , 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 66 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 56 reviews)); "They have many good benefits" ((in 48 reviews)); "good work life balance for this role" ((in 22 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"bad management and strong political env" ((in 25 reviews)); "Poor leadership (company wide)" ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad manager and not supportive" ((in 11 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 7 reviews)); "There is also not much diversity at the top." ((in 7 reviews))

Roblox Software Developer reviews

3.8

44% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

David Baszucki

34% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Roblox with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Roblox is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

94 reviews

5.0

Feb 29, 2020

Professional Management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Little giant tech company. Standard process and quality management. Easy to navigate.

Cons

Chinese managers mostly hire Chinese. Indian managers mostly hire Indians. Can we break the mold?

5.0

Dec 11, 2019

Amazing place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, great benefits, interesting work

Cons

Still early days for engineering practices

1.0

Dec 8, 2019

There are better companies to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

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

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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.

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