Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together Our mission is to connect a billion people every day with optimism and civility Take the Long View We drive innovation by setting a long-term vision first, even when making short term decisions and making incremental advancements. We drive execution every day by taking initiative, and relentlessly iterating towards long-term goals. Respect the Community We consider our impact on the world, strive to make decisions with everyone’s best interests in mind, and communicate authentically. We prioritize our community before company, company before team, and team before individual. We Are Responsible We are empowered and responsible for both the intended and unintended consequences of our actions. Operating Principles Treat everybody with equal standards Engage users, creators, applicants, employees, partners, consultants, investors, and all other community members with equal standards, without regard to age, race, gender, or any other protected status. When evaluating people, whether for assessment, promotion, or compensation: run consistent and fair processes for all. Solve the hard problems first Solve the hard problems first. Find a way to get started on the long term solution, and build an incremental path to completion. In many cases, the innovative solution is difficult and foundational. Often, significant progress will be made only when work on the hard problem begins. The power of picking up a small piece of trash We pay attention to our environment and fix even the small things, rather than just walking by them. This is a practice we apply throughout Roblox. It’s an example of how we take responsibility and act like owners. It’s empowering to fix small things, and attention to detail is key to driving quality. Do less, better Doing less with focus helps drive product quality and innovation. There is a natural pull to do many things, features, etc. What generally makes a product great is a few things done incredibly well. Examples where we reverted to “doing less”: We have simplified and moved away from a two currency system (Tickets), and also a meta game (Player Points). We tried many monetization tweaks to our original club-based economy. But ultimately Robux + In Game Purchases + Dev Ex was simpler, and 10x more powerful. Our simulation engine originally had a bunch of higher level objects, like “Flag Stands”, that we eliminated in favor of API’s so developers could create them. Managers at Roblox must be subject matter experts Every role at Roblox requires deep domain expertise. And for managers, people leadership skills are also necessary. Managers at Roblox combine people leadership with their domain knowledge to effectively lead. Encourage open dialogue to drive innovation Leaders are expected to set the tone by building trust and fostering a culture of authenticity. Create teams where every voice is heard, people feel respected, and contributions are recognized, so as to better drive innovation across Roblox. Skip level communication to move faster We support skip-level communication in all directions. When people have questions or feedback, they are encouraged to speak to those doing the actual work. This means it’s OK for an CL1 to reach out directly to a VP if they see something that can be improved in the organization. Recommendations, feedback, and asking tough questions are all encouraged. Take responsibility and use judgment in keeping relevant parties in the loop.

On time culture We start and finish meetings on time. Being timely is a sign of respect to all attendees, reflecting the precision with which we build. This means if you are running a meeting, you should wrap up on time, and if a senior leader is late to a meeting, start the meeting without them whenever possible. We generally schedule meetings on the :00, :15, :30 and :45 to help people across the company synchronize, and we are promoting the idea of ending meetings on the :10, :25, :40, :55. The buffer allows folks to get to their next meeting on time. Talk about “our” teams Not “The teams” or “My teams.” We (Roblox) have mutual ownership for our groups, teams and pods. Whenever possible, use “Our” language when referring to groups or teams or pods or other things at Roblox. My Board of Directors is awesome The Roblox Board of Directors is awesome Our Board of Directors is awesome My widget team is wonderful The widget team is wonderful Our widget team is wonderful My skydiving leaders are great The skydiving leaders are great Our skydiving leaders are great Send email at any time At Roblox, it’s OK to send work-oriented email at any time, day or night. The sender is responsible for what types of messages are sent and when. This allows us to be flexible in how we work. The receiver can use judgment around when to read and respond to the communication. Take responsibility for how you communicate with others: Phone generally implies urgency Slack generally implies “soon” Email generally implies less urgency All swag is Roblox swag Our swag highlights “Roblox”, without using the name or logo of a group, team, pod, or product. At times, we also give out swag that honors company-wide events, such as RDC. Pre-reads as part of meeting time We do pre-reads in the meeting as part of the total meeting time. There is no assumption that pre-reads are read asynchronously. Send pre-reads in advance when possible for those who may wish to browse in advance. We don’t shadowban Users should understand the consequences of their actions. Rather than secretly treating users differently, we strive to make all systems transparent. We believe this forces better system design. We expect our leaders to act like founders We expect our leaders to act like founders and take full ownership of their areas, make key decisions, and own the outcomes. They seek input from experts, but make the final call. We accept the risk that comes with this level of responsibility. We trust their judgement over rubrics in complex situations. The next level up acts as a metaphorical "board of directors" to oversee critical decisions. Join us in shaping the future