ROBLOX Corporation

Principal Software Engineer - Content Platform

ROBLOX Corporation$345K — $399K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 13+ years of experience in backend, distributed systems development.
  • Proficient in C#, Go, Java, C++, Python, or similar languages.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering field; Master's preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.
  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on team success.

Responsibilities

  • Solve unique technical challenges in a dynamic environment.
  • Design, build, test, and deploy backend services within Roblox.
  • Guide the technical direction and impact of the engineering team.
  • Set high standards for code quality and architectural design.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster their development.
  • Create scalable and resilient systems and services.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management.

Benefits

  • Eligible for equity compensation.
  • Flexible onsite work schedule with optional days in the office.
  • Access to a diverse and passionate engineering team.
  • Opportunity to impact the future of gaming on the platform.
  • Engagement in a creative problem-solving environment.
Full Job Description
The Creator Content Platform Team provides a secure, scalable, and extensible foundation for ingestion, processing, storing, managing, and serving user content. As a Principal Software Engineer (Backend, Distributed Systems), you will design and build backend services to help game creators reach the broadest audience possible. You will help us build & scale large distributed systems, data processing and analysis pipelines, an access control system, Open Cloud APIs all of which are central for all content created in Roblox.

You Will:
  • Solve on a variety of unique technical challenges
  • Have the independence, opportunity and the end-to-end responsibility to design, build, test and deploy services within the Roblox ecosystem
  • Guide the future technical direction of the team and have impact on engineering
  • Be a technical bar-raiser for high code quality, architectural designs, and long-term approaches
  • Mentor and develop fellow engineers on the team
  • Design systems and services that are scalable and resilient
  • Collaborate with passionate, Engineers, Product Managers and other Roblox team members, cross-functionally

You have:
  • Experience: You have 13+ years of experience working on backend, distributed systems that are scalable and reliable. You have experience in architecting, designing and leading implementation of mission critical applications at scale.
  • Knowledge: You are proficient in one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Java, C++, Python or similar programming language). You have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or related engineering field, Masters is a plus.
  • Creativity: You take a creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems and envisioning ways to improve and grow the capabilities of the system. You have a vision for what can make a product great.
  • Team-oriented mindset: You can work well as part of a team and know how to collaborate with all participants to develop the best solutions. You are happy to share your knowledge with everyone on the team.


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

$345,040-$399,420 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

About ROBLOX Corporation

Roblox Corporation is a video game company that operates a massively multiplayer online game platform. The platform allows users to create and play games in a virtual world, with a focus on user-generated content. Roblox was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company has grown rapidly in recent years, and now has over 100 million monthly active users. In 2021, Roblox went public through a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Learn more about ROBLOX Corporation
Size
960 employees
Market Cap
$15.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$242.8 million
Founded
2004
Revenue
$727 million
NASDAQ

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