Roblox

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Mateo, California

August 1, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The initial screen consisted of 4 parts.

I had 50 minutes to complete 2 DS&A problems, equivalent to an easy and a medium problem you would find on LeetCode.

The next 2 parts consisted of Roblox games that tested problem-solving capabilities.

The last portion was a series of common scenarios that SWEs encounter during their work. I was required to choose answers based on how I would respond in each scenario.

Questions

Optimize the production of the factory in order to maximize profit.

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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

Pretty good gig

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

September 30, 2020

Pros: Leadership seems very reasonable, and coworkers are generally fun to work with.

Cons: They are trying to keep their stack up to date, but there is a good bit of tech debt that can make development unfun.

Pretty good gig

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

September 30, 2020

Pros: Leadership seems very reasonable, and coworkers are generally fun to work with.

Cons: They are trying to keep their stack up to date, but there is a good bit of tech debt that can make development unfun.

Good Perks, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Good comp, good food, good benefits.

Cons: Hard to move up and get promoted.

Good Perks, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Good comp, good food, good benefits.

Cons: Hard to move up and get promoted.

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Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Again, a recent IPO, but a 75% value drop since last year.

Cons: You may be lucky to get hired to the right team, but most of them are bad.

Reply to the person who responds to reviews here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Again, a recent IPO, but a 75% value drop since last year.

Cons: You may be lucky to get hired to the right team, but most of them are bad.

Pretty good gig

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

September 30, 2020

Pros: Leadership seems very reasonable, and coworkers are generally fun to work with.

Cons: They are trying to keep their stack up to date, but there is a good bit of tech debt that can make development unfun.

4.0
Pretty good gig
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
September 30, 2020
Pros: Leadership seems very reasonable, and coworkers are generally fun to work with.
Cons: They are trying to keep their stack up to date, but there is a good bit of tech debt that can make development unfun.

Good Perks, Slow Promotion

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Good comp, good food, good benefits.

Cons: Hard to move up and get promoted.

4.0
Good Perks, Slow Promotion
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
June 16, 2025
Pros: Good comp, good food, good benefits.
Cons: Hard to move up and get promoted.

Reply to the person who responds to reviews here

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Mateo, California, United States

Pros: Again, a recent IPO, but a 75% value drop since last year.

Cons: You may be lucky to get hired to the right team, but most of them are bad.

1.0
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Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Mateo, California, United States
June 13, 2022
Pros: Again, a recent IPO, but a 75% value drop since last year.
Cons: You may be lucky to get hired to the right team, but most of them are bad.

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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