Principal Software Engineer, Roblox

Compute API

$283.8-331.6k

Eligible for equity compensation

Kubernetes

Redis

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming & entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming & entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

$283.8-331.6k

Eligible for equity compensation

Kubernetes

Redis

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience working on critical, large-scale distributed systems
An appreciation of observability and instrumentation and tooling to make your life easier
Prefer building systems automation over operational and repetitive tasks
8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer

What the job involves

This role will report to the manager of the Compute API team and you'll be responsible for developing the API that all Roblox engineers use to create and deploy infrastructure resources
Roblox operates a healthy number of clusters on-premise and in third-party clouds
We want users to be able to deploy without needing to know all these pesky details
We also support stateful services such as CockroachDB and Redis, which I just think is neat
Build our Roblox-wide control plane using Kubernetes primitives (and plenty of custom resources)
Work on the interface of the few hundred person infrastructure organization to the thousands of Roblox engineers
Write and review high-quality code and tests (largely Golang)
Work on a team that cares about inclusivity and shipping

Our take

While online gaming is no longer a revolutionary concept, Roblox has established itself as a leader in the industry by creating a gaming toolbox that encourages quality game creation, which it pays developers for.

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.

The experiences on the platform are made by Roblox's over three million creators, and are available on a range of devices from PC to Xbox to Oculus, and more. The company has grown at an impressive rate, and has been keen to adopt new developments in the tech world, for example with its real-time AI translation for players to interact outside their native tongue.

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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 benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401k
Flexible vacation policy
Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
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

Company HQ

South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

David Baszucki

(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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