Software Engineer - Driving Empire at Voldex Games in Remote - Canada

Job description

• Application
• Cars, competition, customization, and a world that’s constantly evolving — Driving Empire has grown into a destination for millions of players on Roblox. 🏎️💨 As a Software Engineer on the team, you’ll have a hand in shaping where the game goes next.
• This is a role for someone who enjoys seeing their work come to life in a live game: building engaging experiences, tackling interesting technical problems, and iterating alongside a team that’s always looking for ways to make Driving Empire better. You’ll work across disciplines and have the opportunity to ship work directly into the hands of a passionate player community.
• If you love building on Roblox and want to leave your mark on one of the platform’s standout driving experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• 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)

Requirements

• 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
• Roblox Lua scripting
• Backend services (AWS,Golang)
• Analytics pipelines (Snowflake,Tableau)
• Collaboration tools: GitHub, Discord
• 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

Skills

Required

• Roblox Lua scripting
• Backend services (AWS, Golang)
• Analytics pipelines (Snowflake, Tableau)
• Collaboration tools: GitHub, Discord

Preferred

• Game jam or modding experience

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