Principal Software Engineer

Operations Platform

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Locations

Burlingame, CA, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

AngularJS

Apache Hive

Apache Spark

Apache Kafka

JavaScript

C/C++/C#

Java

MySQL

Postgres

React.js

Redis

REST APIs

SQL

Python

Vue.js

Cassandra

CockroachDB

Requirements

A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated challenging technical solutions. Your technical expertise influences product direction
Versatile: You are proficient in several programming languages and technologies. You take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems
Analytical: Excited to investigate large, ambiguous problems, and quantify the problems and the solutions
Team-oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger
8+ years of experience building large-scale backend services and shipping high quality products to production
4+ years of experience leading an engineering team and driving the execution of multiple impactful projects
8+ years of experience building REST or GraphQL-based APIs with compiled languages such as Go, Python, C#, or Java
Proficiency in working with DynamoDB, Cassandra, CockroachDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server or other database technology at scale

Responsibilities

Build large distributed services and tools used by other teams to detect and address problematic content on Roblox. These systems will involve high availability, security (authentication and access control), data integrity, and both automated and human workflows
Build the services and tools responsible for improving accuracy and efficiency of finding inappropriate content
Define the platform features used by teams across the company which will keep our community safe
Resolve a variety of performance issues (networking, data, compute)
Establish next-generation standards on the backend web and service stack

Desired Qualifications

Experience building data pipelines with Kafka, Hive, Presto, Spark or other data warehousing technologies
Experience building caching solutions using Memcached, Redis, or similar technologies
Experience shipping production web apps using a JavaScript framework such as React, AngularJS, or Vue.js and proficiency with tools such as NPM, grunt, gulp, karma, or similar
Familiar with common web application security issues
BA/BS in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, or other technical field

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.

WHY OPERATIONS PLATFORM?

Safety and Civility is Roblox’s #1 priority, and our mission is to protect our community. As a Principal Software Engineer on the Operations Platform Team you will build the platform which scales safety across the company and help keep our community a safe and civil place for our 170 million monthly users. This platform will be used by other teams at Roblox to solve their safety problems. Safety and Civility is one of the fastest growing organizations and features diverse work building high-throughput microservices. You will report to an engineering leader on our Operations Platform team.

You Are:

A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated challenging technical solutions. Your technical expertise influences product direction
Versatile: You are proficient in several programming languages and technologies. You take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems
Analytical: Excited to investigate large, ambiguous problems, and quantify the problems and the solutions
Team-oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger

You Will:

Build large distributed services and tools used by other teams to detect and address problematic content on Roblox. These systems will involve high availability, security (authentication and access control), data integrity, and both automated and human workflows
Build the services and tools responsible for improving accuracy and efficiency of finding inappropriate content
Define the platform features used by teams across the company which will keep our community safe
Resolve a variety of performance issues (networking, data, compute)
Establish next-generation standards on the backend web and service stack

You Have:

8+ years of experience building large-scale backend services and shipping high quality products to production
4+ years of experience leading an engineering team and driving the execution of multiple impactful projects
8+ years of experience building REST or GraphQL-based APIs with compiled languages such as Go, Python, C#, or Java
Proficiency in working with DynamoDB, Cassandra, CockroachDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server or other database technology at scale

Nice to Have:

Experience building data pipelines with Kafka, Hive, Presto, Spark or other data warehousing technologies
Experience building caching solutions using Memcached, Redis, or similar technologies
Experience shipping production web apps using a JavaScript framework such as React, AngularJS, or Vue.js and proficiency with tools such as NPM, grunt, gulp, karma, or similar
Familiar with common web application security issues
BA/BS in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, or other technical field

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.

Annual Salary Range

$315,850—$383,910 USD

You’ll Love:

Industry-leading compensation package
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
A rewarding 401k program
Flexible vacation policy
Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
At Roblox HQ:

Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

1,001-5,000 employees

Website

Game platform and game creation system

Company Overview

Roblox’s mission is to bring the world together through play. They enable anyone to imagine, create, and have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive 3D experiences, all built by a global community of developers.

Benefits

Benefits and Perks - The health and well-being of our employees and their families is our top priority. We offer robust and comprehensive programs with variety to best meet your needs.
Well-Being Benefits - With flexible time off and a bi-annual, company-wide spring/summer recharge, Roblox knows how to balance working hard with winding down.
Financial Benefits - Competitive compensation packages, 401(k) matching, and flexible share incentives that let you choose how to share in our success.
Health and Wellness - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, family planning resources, and 12 weeks off for all new parents.
Flexible Workplace - Our hybrid work schedule balances working onsite and working remotely. Enjoy daily lunch and an in-house fitness center when working from our San Mateo headquarters.

Company Core Values

Inspire Others
Work Hard
Self-Organize
Respect the Community
Get Stuff Done