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Senior Fullstack Software Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation requirements, given the degree-level technical skills the position demands. Employers filing LCAs for fullstack roles must meet DOL prevailing wage standards, and the H-1B cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Social Play team, you will build systems and applications across the stack to create the best experience for players to play games with their friends and discover new games through social factors. Your work will power the Roblox ecosystem, deepening connections through features that make every session better with friends. You'll drive co-play, help players discover new games through their social graph, and shape how players find and join each other in real time. You will drive company-level objectives for user engagement through impact like joint play time. If you are an experienced developer who loves to write code and ship user-facing features, you’ll be right at home with our product-focused team. You’ll be a fullstack engineer who will influence product and engineering to shape both the technical platform and the player-facing surface — building a richer, more social Roblox.
You Will
- Ship features and work across the stack with an end-to-end understanding of our features. This role will be frontend leaning.
- Collaborate with other engineering, product, and design teams to define and build platform features to enable users to express their identities.
- Drive individual projects from end to end, ensuring they are well-planned, executed efficiently, run experiments, and deliver meaningful impact.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of experience building full-stack systems, including backend, APIs, and frontend applications.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- Familiar with A/B testing and experience on a Product team (Bonus).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proactive: You operate with a sense of urgency, initiating conversations and workflow that pushes team projects and people forward.
- Scrappy: You are willing to dive into any tech stack to solve problems, and can easily adapt to any situation when the need arises and come up with the right solution.
- A product owner: You champion for changes that align with the needs of our users.
COMPENSATION
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
- Annual Salary Range: $196,750—$243,290 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
INTRODUCTION
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Social Play team, you will build systems and applications across the stack to create the best experience for players to play games with their friends and discover new games through social factors. Your work will power the Roblox ecosystem, deepening connections through features that make every session better with friends. You'll drive co-play, help players discover new games through their social graph, and shape how players find and join each other in real time. You will drive company-level objectives for user engagement through impact like joint play time. If you are an experienced developer who loves to write code and ship user-facing features, you’ll be right at home with our product-focused team. You’ll be a fullstack engineer who will influence product and engineering to shape both the technical platform and the player-facing surface — building a richer, more social Roblox.
You Will
- Ship features and work across the stack with an end-to-end understanding of our features. This role will be frontend leaning.
- Collaborate with other engineering, product, and design teams to define and build platform features to enable users to express their identities.
- Drive individual projects from end to end, ensuring they are well-planned, executed efficiently, run experiments, and deliver meaningful impact.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of experience building full-stack systems, including backend, APIs, and frontend applications.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- Familiar with A/B testing and experience on a Product team (Bonus).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proactive: You operate with a sense of urgency, initiating conversations and workflow that pushes team projects and people forward.
- Scrappy: You are willing to dive into any tech stack to solve problems, and can easily adapt to any situation when the need arises and come up with the right solution.
- A product owner: You champion for changes that align with the needs of our users.
COMPENSATION
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
- Annual Salary Range: $196,750—$243,290 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer
Verify your stack matches specialty occupation
H-1B approval hinges on your role requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. Document how your fullstack experience in frameworks like React, Node.js, or Go ties directly to a defined computer science or engineering specialty, not just general IT work.
Check employer LCA filings before applying
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a company has filed Labor Condition Applications for fullstack or software engineering roles. Employers with LCA history for your exact SOC code are far more likely to have an active H-1B sponsorship process already in place.
Filter for H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Search Senior Fullstack Software Engineer roles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers verified through DOL LCA disclosure data. You'll skip companies that have never sponsored and focus your applications where the sponsorship infrastructure already exists.
Register before March to hit the lottery
USCIS opens H-1B cap registration each March for the following October 1 start date. If you're targeting a new employer rather than a cap-exempt institution, your offer letter and I-129 petition must be ready before the registration window closes.
Clarify architect versus engineer in your title
Some employers list senior fullstack roles under software architect or principal engineer titles. Confirm which SOC code your employer intends to use on the LCA, since the prevailing wage tier differs and a mismatched title can trigger a USCIS Request for Evidence.
Use your 60-day grace period strategically
If you're switching employers, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period after your current H-1B ends. Your new employer should file an H-1B transfer petition with portability coverage so you can start work once the receipt notice arrives, without waiting for full approval.
H-1B Visa Senior Fullstack Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS classifies software development roles requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field as specialty occupations. For a senior fullstack role, your employer's LCA and petition should document that the position requires theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, which fullstack engineering consistently satisfies under O*NET and USCIS policy.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for fullstack engineers?
Search on Migrate Mate, which uses DOL LCA disclosure data to surface employers with verified H-1B filing history for software engineering roles. This filters out companies that have never sponsored and surfaces ones where the process is already established, saving you from offers that stall at the HR approval stage.
What happens to my H-1B if I want to change employers after being hired?
Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS. Under AC21 portability rules, you can start work as soon as you receive the receipt notice, as long as your previous H-1B was approved and your new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. The 60-day grace period covers the gap between jobs.
Can a startup sponsor my H-1B for a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer role?
Startups can sponsor H-1B visas, but USCIS scrutinizes whether the employer has the financial capacity to pay the prevailing wage and the organizational structure to establish a bona fide employer-employee relationship. If you're considering a startup offer, confirm they've filed LCAs before and have legal counsel managing the petition, since petitions from new employers face higher scrutiny.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect fullstack engineering roles?
DOL requires your employer to pay at least the prevailing wage for your role's SOC code and work location, verified through the OFLC Wage Search. Senior fullstack roles typically fall into wage Level III or IV, meaning the certified wage is benchmarked against experienced engineers in your metro area. Underpaying relative to the LCA is a compliance violation that can jeopardize both your status and your employer's future filings.