Software Engineer - NFL Universe Football

Voldex is a leading gaming company focused on Roblox, the most exciting ecosystem in gaming today. We are home to several of Roblox's top games, including Brookhaven, Driving Empire, and NFL Universe Football. With over 160 million monthly active players across our games, we are one of the biggest Roblox studios by audience size. Founded in 2015, we have since grown to 95+ full-time remote team members across the globe.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join the NFL Universe Football team - a live-operated sports experience built in partnership with the NFL 🏈. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys building high-quality gameplay systems, collaborating closely with cross-functional teammates, and shipping features that directly impact a massive player community.

You’ll work on a fast-moving product team focused on delivering engaging live content, improving core systems, and continuously enhancing the player experience through thoughtful technical execution.

What You’ll Do

• Build and launch features that delight millions of players daily

• Own and deliver gameplay features end-to-end, from implementation through release and iteration

• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and provide reliable estimates

• Write clean, performant, and maintainable Roblox Lua code aligned with team standards

• Design and implement systems with consideration for scalability, performance, and maintainability

• Partner with designers, artists, and producers to build high-quality gameplay experiences

• Monitor live features, analyze performance, and address issues proactively

• Identify and improve codebase quality, development workflows, and system reliability

• Participate actively in code reviews and contribute to team engineering practices

• Playtest features and proactively improve player experience (UX, responsiveness, polish)

Who You Are

• 1 - 3+ years of Roblox or relevant game development experience

• Strong foundation in CS fundamentals and problem-solving

• Experience shipping features or games in a production environment

• Excellent communication, ownership, and collaborative mindset

• Ability to work independently on feature development with moderate guidance

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Familiarity with version control and collaborative development workflows

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent experience working in a development team

• Shipped games or features on Roblox or similar platforms

• Game jam or modding experience

• Familiarity with live game systems (analytics, economy tuning, balancing)

• Experience optimizing performance in multiplayer or real-time systems

Tech Stack

• Roblox Lua scripting

• Backend services (AWS,Golang)

• Analytics pipelines (Snowflake,Tableau)

• Collaboration tools: GitHub, Discord

Voldex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status

Permanent Voldex employees enjoy the following benefits:

💰 Competitive compensation - above-market salary + profit sharing + stock options

⛳️ Retirement benefits - company contribution to your retirement plan (401k, RRSP, Pension), in Canada, UK and USA!

🩺 Medical, dental, and vision benefits - depending on the country, there may be additional benefits (Life, ADD, etc…) such as Canada, UK and USA.

🏖 Flexible PTO - vacations + Federal / Bank Holidays

🌎 Remote First - we have always been remote and will remain that way including work from home/anywhere

🎮 In-person get-togethers, virtual company-wide game events, Robux allowances, and so much more!

🎓Professional Development - Reimburse the costs of courses, materials, and anything to help further their training and growth

🎉 Work with awesome people and impact millions of daily players

Want to learn more about Voldex? Read about us here:

• Voldex Acquires Brookhaven, most visited game on Roblox

• Driving Empire & NASCAR: Brand Partnership

• Voldex & NFL: Brand Partnership

• Our partners at Andreessen Horowitz share why they've invested in Voldex