Senior Software Engineer - Video Rendering Job at ExecutivePlacements.com in San

San Mateo, CA, United States - ID: 5566

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 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 are seeking an experienced Android Video Engineer to join the Video Team. This role focuses on adaptive video playback and rendering, screen recording, camera capture, live video, video ads, video transcoding, and moderation across mobile, desktop, consoles, and web.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and debug video capture, encoding, playback, and rendering focused on the Android platform using NDK APIs like Vulkan and AMediaCodec.
• Innovate, architect, and implement our vision for video in a 3D immersive environment.
• Work across all platforms—including desktop, mobile, and consoles—to integrate video capabilities.
• Contribute to backend microservices related to video processing.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across Roblox to develop new uses of video.
• Be guided to create state‑of‑the‑art video technology for the gaming industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and debugging complex C++ applications running on Android.
• Expertise across a wide variety of Android devices.
• Proficient with Vulkan or OpenGL on Android in a performance‑oriented environment.
• Strong knowledge of video codecs (AVC, HEVC, AV1) and compression, delivery, and decoding pipelines; familiarity with YUV, HLS, and related concepts.
• Passion for learning new technologies as the video landscape evolves.

Employment Details

• Location: San Mateo, CA (Hybrid – onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, optional Monday and Friday)
• Employment Type: Full‑time
• Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior
• Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology