Roblox

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Mateo, California

August 1, 2020

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Took a standard 3-question HackerRank OA.

Did virtual on-site about 2-3 weeks later.

Did virtual final round 2-3 weeks after the on-site.

The final round had a bar raiser round added in because they interviewed way too many people in the second round.

Took six weeks to get a reply with a final decision after two of my deadlines had expired. What kind of company does this?

I had to contact the head of university recruiting through LinkedIn InMail to only get an autorejection the same day.

Questions

[Coding question]

Given an NxN Sudoku board, determine if the current configuration is valid or not.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 60 interview experiences for the Roblox Software Engineer role in San Mateo, California.

Success Rate

12%

Pass Rate

Roblox's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Mateo, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive53%

Neutral27%

Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Roblox's Software Engineer interview process in San Mateo, California.

Roblox Work Experiences

It is a good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

October 4, 2024

Pros: You can code and learn with your friends.

Cons: Play together, and more. You can help people out.

It is a good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

October 4, 2024

Pros: You can code and learn with your friends.

Cons: Play together, and more. You can help people out.

Being terminated without clear reasons

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

November 29, 2024

Pros: Pay, coworkers, location, food, gaming company

Cons: Being terminated without clear reasons.

Being terminated without clear reasons

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

November 29, 2024

Pros: Pay, coworkers, location, food, gaming company

Cons: Being terminated without clear reasons.

Career Growth, Big Impact

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Passionate employees and a positive business outlook. Most of the interesting problems one might solve as an engineer here are still up for grabs. Personal initiative to snag that one cool project is rewarded, and I feel my manager and director are investing heavily in my career success. CEO and VPs are very open to company-scale feedback, and even as a relatively new person, my input has been taken seriously and often acted on immediately. I've been able to have a major effect on the company's direction. It has been a great place to get my career started.

Cons: We're growing as a company, and the organizational changes keep you on your toes. What was once tribal knowledge among tens of devs has had to be taught to hundreds.

Career Growth, Big Impact

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Passionate employees and a positive business outlook. Most of the interesting problems one might solve as an engineer here are still up for grabs. Personal initiative to snag that one cool project is rewarded, and I feel my manager and director are investing heavily in my career success. CEO and VPs are very open to company-scale feedback, and even as a relatively new person, my input has been taken seriously and often acted on immediately. I've been able to have a major effect on the company's direction. It has been a great place to get my career started.

Cons: We're growing as a company, and the organizational changes keep you on your toes. What was once tribal knowledge among tens of devs has had to be taught to hundreds.

It is a good place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

October 4, 2024

Pros: You can code and learn with your friends.

Cons: Play together, and more. You can help people out.

5.0
It is a good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
October 4, 2024
Pros: You can code and learn with your friends.
Cons: Play together, and more. You can help people out.

Being terminated without clear reasons

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

November 29, 2024

Pros: Pay, coworkers, location, food, gaming company

Cons: Being terminated without clear reasons.

1.0
Being terminated without clear reasons
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
November 29, 2024
Pros: Pay, coworkers, location, food, gaming company
Cons: Being terminated without clear reasons.

Career Growth, Big Impact

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Passionate employees and a positive business outlook. Most of the interesting problems one might solve as an engineer here are still up for grabs. Personal initiative to snag that one cool project is rewarded, and I feel my manager and director are investing heavily in my career success. CEO and VPs are very open to company-scale feedback, and even as a relatively new person, my input has been taken seriously and often acted on immediately. I've been able to have a major effect on the company's direction. It has been a great place to get my career started.

Cons: We're growing as a company, and the organizational changes keep you on your toes. What was once tribal knowledge among tens of devs has had to be taught to hundreds.

5.0
Career Growth, Big Impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
June 13, 2019
Pros: Passionate employees and a positive business outlook. Most of the interesting problems one might solve as an engineer here are still up for grabs. Personal initiative to snag that one cool project is rewarded, and I feel my manager and director are investing heavily in my career success. CEO and VPs are very open to company-scale feedback, and even as a relatively new person, my input has been taken seriously and often acted on immediately. I've been able to have a major effect on the company's direction. It has been a great place to get my career started.
Cons: We're growing as a company, and the organizational changes keep you on your toes. What was once tribal knowledge among tens of devs has had to be taught to hundreds.

Roblox Interview Questions

Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

Task Scheduler

You're given a list of tasks to run, each requiring one unit of time to complete. Determine the shortest time needed to execute all tasks, considering a cooling period after each task execution.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

Design Hit Counter

Design a hit counter that records hits and retrieves the number of hits in the past 5 minutes. You need to implement methods to record a hit and get the total hits in a sliding window.

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