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You will work primarily in cross-platform C++ Roblox game engine code, partnering with teams across ... Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, and Design to evaluate technical ...

FrameShift is a Roblox game studio based in Miami. We started in 2024 with a simple goal: make ... You'd work close with the programmers to get things implemented right. You Will * Design and own ...

GAMURS · ROBLOX NETWORK

$100K - $120K/yr

... to engineers. You step in to build mockups, prototype, and ship small changes yourself when it moves things faster. * Genuine interest in Roblox, gaming, and the communities around them - you ...

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital games - all created by our global community of developers and ...

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital games - all created by our global community of developers and ...

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How much do volunteer roblox game developer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for volunteer roblox game developer in the United States is $19.14, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $20.19 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a volunteer Roblox game developer?

A Volunteer Roblox Game Developer is an individual who creates, designs, or scripts games on the Roblox platform without monetary compensation. These developers often collaborate with others on projects, contribute to community initiatives, or build their own games for fun, portfolio development, or learning purposes. They use Roblox Studio and the Lua programming language to bring their ideas to life. Volunteering in this role can help gain experience, build a portfolio, and connect with the Roblox developer community.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a volunteer Roblox game developer?

To thrive as a Volunteer Roblox Game Developer, you need a strong understanding of game design principles, proficiency in Lua scripting, and familiarity with the Roblox Studio platform. Experience with version control systems like Git and a portfolio of completed Roblox projects are often valuable, though formal certifications are less common. Creativity, teamwork, and good communication skills help you collaborate effectively and bring engaging ideas to life. These skills ensure that you can develop high-quality, interactive games that attract players and contribute positively to the Roblox community.

What are the typical collaboration methods and tools used by volunteer Roblox game developers when working on team projects?

Volunteer Roblox game developers often collaborate using online communication platforms such as Discord or Slack to coordinate tasks, share progress, and provide feedback. They typically use version control systems like GitHub for sharing code and assets, ensuring everyone on the team can contribute efficiently. Developers also utilize Roblox Studio's team-create feature, which allows multiple people to work on the same game environment simultaneously. Regular meetings or check-ins help keep everyone aligned and foster a supportive team atmosphere, making remote collaboration both structured and engaging.
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Infographic showing various Volunteer Roblox Game Developer job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, and 17% Part Time. Highlights an 87% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $39,804 per year, or $19.1 per hour.

[2026] Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Systems), Embodied AI/NPCs, ML Platform - PhD Early Career

San Mateo, CA • On-site

Roblox
Software Development • 51 - 200 employees

$196K - $243K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 15 days ago


Job description

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 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.We're 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 you'll 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.
Team
  • Creator Services Machine Intelligence Team: The Machine Intelligence team is building an NPC system that can (1) play any Roblox game and (2) perform real-time inference efficiently enough to support deployment to all Roblox players.
  • ML Platform Team: The Foundation AI Group is on a mission to establish Roblox as the standard for 3D foundational models (3DFMs), democratizing creation by making it simple for anyone to generate high-quality, immersive 3D experiences using AI. The AI Platform team is a foundational part of this vision, supporting hundreds of ML use cases and billions of inferences daily across Discovery, Safety, Engine, and more. We are seeking exceptional PhD new graduates to drive innovation across three critical areas: AI Platform, Distributed Inference Systems.

What You Will Do
As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a key contributor to building the cutting-edge systems that power AI at Roblox.
Creator Services Machine Intelligence Team
  • Develop Scale Data Pipelines: Design, build and maintain robust data pipelines to collect complex 3D game states and real-time player actions across the platform.
  • Train Novel Architectures: Solve the feature extraction across games for NPC model in a general and scalable way and drive model training speed for novel, sophisticated deep learning architectures.
  • Optimize Real-Time Inference: Engineer high-performance model inference solutions to support the seamless deployment of 10s to 100s of autonomous NPCs in real-time environments.

ML Platform Team
Track 1: AI Platform Projects
  • Pioneer next-generation AI tooling to enhance the efficiency, cost, and usability of ML@Roblox.
  • Build and maintain core platform components: Serving Layer, Model Registry, Pipeline Orchestrator, and Training/Inference control planes.
  • Design great developer experiences (paved-road templates, tooling, visualizations) to reduce time-to-production and ensure foundational AI systems are scalable and reliable.

Track 2: Distributed Inference & Systems Optimization
  • Architect and implement scalable distributed inference systems for efficiently serving LLMs and Large Recommender Models at massive scale.
  • Optimize our inference engine to serve millions of QPS at low latency.
  • Conduct deep, low-level performance analysis and optimize ML models (using techniques like continuous batching, speculative decoding, and quantization) and systems on GPU architectures to maintain peak performance and stability.

You Have
  • Possessing or pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field, with a thesis aligned to Roblox's research areas.
  • Built end-to-end ML pipelines and managed model inference and deployment.
  • Experience with novel datasets, and building real-world agentic applications.
  • Scaled high-performance, high-availability architectures.
  • Handledinfrastructure using Kubernetes and major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Annual Salary Range
$196,750-$243,290 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.