STEM OPT Senior Fullstack Software Engineer Jobs
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer roles qualify for STEM OPT when your degree is in computer science, software engineering, or a related CIP-coded field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the 24-month STEM OPT extension gives you up to 36 months total to build your U.S. engineering career.
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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 STEM OPT Authorization as a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer
Verify your CIP code matches fullstack engineering
Pull your transcript and confirm your degree's CIP code maps to a STEM-designated field before applying. Degrees in computer science, software engineering, or information systems qualify. A mismatch at the I-983 stage delays your extension.
Filter job postings by E-Verify enrollment status
Before applying, confirm the employer is actively enrolled in E-Verify, not just registered. STEM OPT requires current enrollment. Ask the recruiter directly or check the E-Verify employer search during your screening call.
Build a fullstack portfolio that documents STEM training goals
Your I-983 training plan must tie your day-to-day engineering work to specific learning objectives. Prepare project write-ups showing how frontend and backend contributions connect to your STEM degree's theoretical foundations before an offer is extended.
Target companies with active H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to surface employers who have filed H-1B visa LCAs for fullstack engineering roles. Companies with consistent filing history are structurally prepared to support STEM OPT and transition you to long-term sponsorship.
Benchmark your offer against DOL prevailing wages
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer. STEM OPT doesn't require prevailing wage compliance, but underpaid roles signal employers who won't sponsor your H-1B when your OPT expires.
Negotiate your I-983 sign-off into the offer timeline
Your DSO needs a completed, employer-signed I-983 before approving the STEM OPT extension. Raise the training plan requirement during the offer stage, not after you start. Many engineering hiring managers have never seen the form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my degree qualify me for STEM OPT as a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer?
Your degree qualifies if it maps to a STEM-designated CIP code, typically computer science, software engineering, computer information systems, or electrical engineering. The role itself doesn't determine eligibility; your degree field does. Check your school's SEVIS record to confirm the CIP code before submitting your STEM OPT extension application through your DSO.
What E-Verify requirements apply to my employer for STEM OPT?
Your employer must be actively enrolled in E-Verify at the time you begin STEM OPT employment, not just registered in the past. A lapsed or inactive enrollment disqualifies the position. Confirm enrollment status directly with the hiring manager or HR before accepting an offer, since USCIS can terminate your STEM OPT authorization if the employer falls out of compliance.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a fullstack engineering role?
The I-983 must connect your specific engineering duties to your STEM degree's learning objectives. For a fullstack role, that means documenting how your work with backend APIs, frontend frameworks, database design, or system architecture builds on your formal education. Your employer signs the form, and your DSO approves it before your extension begins. Generic job descriptions get rejected.
How does cap-gap protection work if my H-1B is filed before my STEM OPT expires?
If your employer files an H-1B petition on your behalf before your STEM OPT end date, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. You can continue working in your fullstack engineering role without interruption. USCIS formally authorizes the extension, but no separate filing is required on your end.
Where can I find Senior Fullstack Software Engineer jobs with employers prepared for STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate filters engineering roles by employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and active LCA filing history, so you're only seeing companies that are structurally positioned to hire on STEM OPT and sponsor H-1B status afterward. Searching on platforms without that filter means manually vetting every employer, which costs time you don't have on a running OPT clock.