Roblox Game Developer (Design & Programming)
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Summary
Designs and builds gameplay features, content, and seasonal updates for Roblox games at Garena — prototyping game loops, economies, and progression, then implementing production-ready systems in Roblox Studio. Core tech is Luau/Roblox Studio (Lua, C#, or C++ also accepted); role may be a 3-month internship or project-based contract in Singapore.
This role may be structured as a three-month internship or a full-time project-based contract position, depending on the candidate's experience and availability.
Job Description
- Propose and build gameplay features, new content, and seasonal updates for Roblox games to improve player engagement, retention, social interaction, and monetisation.
- Design and prototype gameplay loops, progression, game economy, rewards, balancing, social systems, and player motivation.
- Own features from concept through iteration, using player feedback, performance data, and team reviews to develop practical, player-centric solutions.
- Implement production-ready gameplay systems and features in Roblox Studio, taking responsibility for technical quality and timely delivery.
- Integrate UI, animation, VFX, assets, data, and other supporting components required to deliver complete player experiences.
- Participate actively in planning, playtesting, debugging, optimisation, and continuous product improvement, communicating technical risks and development constraints early.
- Stay current with Roblox platform updates, development tools, successful games, and industry practices.
Job Requirements
- A diploma or degree in Computer Science, Game Design, or a related field is preferred but not required.
- Portfolio demonstrating game design and implementation through academic/ personal projects, or professional experience is required, ideally demonstrating shipped or playable systems/mechanics.
- Proficiency in Luau and Roblox Studio, or strong or experience with languages such as Lua, C#, or C++.
- Understanding of gameplay loops, progression, economies, balancing, client-server architecture, data persistence, performance optimisation, and live game considerations.
- Familiarity with Roblox player behaviours, platform conventions, and popular game genres.
- Strong ownership, communication, collaboration and problem-solving, with the ability to iterate through playtesting, player feedback, and data.
- Familiarity with to using AI tools to support prototyping and development.
- Willingness to contribute beyond programming (e.g., basic UI or asset integration) and develop as a well-rounded game creator.