Principal Software Engineer, Roblox

Frameworks and Tooling

$315.9-383.9k

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. Plus equity compensation

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kibana

Jenkins

Azure

Grafana

Teamcity

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$315.9-383.9k

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. Plus equity compensation

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kibana

Jenkins

Azure

Grafana

Teamcity

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A BS in Computer Science (or equivalent) + at least 8 years work experience
Designed, built, shipped, monitored, and supported a tool or system used by other engineers at Roblox scale (1000+ engineers)
Researched, proposed, and implemented a new technology or process with measurable positive impact
Building integrations with common 3rd party development tools, such as: GitHub, Perforce, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Artifactory, Nexus, NPM, Nuget, Grafana, Kibana
Experience working with common cloud technologies: Hashistack (Nomad, Vault), Kubernetes, Docker
Produced concise documentation, tutorials, or examples that were consumed by engineers
Someone that has architected, designed and developed a wide-array of tools and infrastructure
Someone that can thrive in any environment, define problems, and come up with practical solutions
An expert in building software integrations and frameworks
Someone that has a good grasp of software architecture, technical leadership, and industry best practices
A fluent programmer in at least one common language (Go (preferred), C#, Python, Java, )

What the job involves

Our customers are our coworkers, and you will work with engineers across Roblox to design build and maintain the tools and test infrastructure they need
You will work on projects at every stage of the pipeline, improving the CI test experience all the way through to load testing the deployment in production
As a team, we believe in fast iteration and are biased toward action while keeping the long view. We have numerous exciting projects ahead of us for the years to come, including but not limited to:
Building entire integrated solutions for Roblox with regards to cross-service validation during CI/CD
Building a platform for test recommendation based on risk and coverage
Developing innovative visualization tools
Building test framework libraries and new services
Lead technical decision making and guide the development team
Design software and code every day
Report into the Sr. Manager of Test Frameworks and Tools
This is a Hybrid role in our San Mateo headquarters

Our take

Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.

In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.

While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

25% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jan 2021

$520m

SERIES H

Feb 2020

$150m

SERIES G

Total funding: $922.8m

Company HQ

South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

David Baszucki

(Founder & CEO)

Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.

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