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 and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and 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 connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

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

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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