About this role
Shift+Hire is seeking a Roblox Gameplay Engineer to join a team dedicated to building engaging games for real communities. The role involves hands-on work with gameplay systems, including scripting features and collaborating with designers to enhance player experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Building and integrating gameplay features in Roblox Studio using Luau
- Translating designer intent into systems that hold up under live conditions
- Setting up and configuring in-game assets, interactions, and core loops
- Profiling, debugging, and squeezing performance out of existing content
- Iterating on live features based on what players are actually doing
- Working with artists and other engineers to keep quality high across the board
Requirements:
- Must have experience with Roblox & Luau
- 3–5 years building on Roblox with Luau
- Solid grasp of Roblox physics, UI systems, and how the platform actually behaves under load
- Comfort with datastores, leaderboards, gamepasses, and the usual live-service plumbing