Senior Software Engineer, Content Understanding

As a Senior Software Engineer within the Creator Organization, you will develop innovative full-stack solutions that define the future of Roblox’s Content Understanding Platform. This platform processes billions of pieces of content—spanning 3D models, audio files, text, video, and entire experiences—extracting structured information about their meaning, context, and relationships. The Content Understanding Team develops and productionizes cutting-edge ML/AI models, and highly scalable backend platforms to power search, discovery, and moderation across Roblox. Your contributions will enable seamless asset discovery, automate moderation at scale, and drive transformative generative AI tools that reshape how millions of creators and users engage with Roblox.

You Will

• Solve full-stack challenges to enhance how AI, creators, and users describe and interact with content, including images, 3D models, audio, text, and video.


• Design and build scalable pipelines for training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models to support content annotation and discovery.


• Develop robust backend systems to power real-time search, discovery, and cutting-edge generative AI features.


• Blend innovation with practicality, applying the latest AI research to create impactful, production-ready solutions.


• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver ambitious technical projects.

You Have

• Proven expertise across the stack, including backend development to deploying ML models in production environments.


• A "get stuff done" mindset with a readiness to tackle challenges and take on tasks beyond your comfort zone to drive results


• Strong programming skills in at least two languages (Python, C#, C++, Java) and a willingness to learn others as needed.


• Practical experience designing and scaling backend systems in cloud environments.


• A strong foundation in computer vision, AI, or related fields.


• Familiarity with image or 3D object understanding, ideally within gaming or content creation industries.

You Are

• Experienced with large-scale search systems, generative AI, or semantic content understanding.


• Experienced with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and end-to-end ML workflows.


• Knowledge of 3D geometry or asset workflows.


• Passion for empowering creators through innovative technology.