2 days ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$243k - $295k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate high-throughput, low-latency services for feature access and user settings.
- Own the full system stack, including gRPC services, caching, data pipelines, client integrations, reliability, performance, and observability.
- Set technical direction for access-control and user-settings platforms as Roblox’s product and regulatory needs evolve.
- Partner with feature teams to onboard them onto platform services and translate regulatory requirements into consistent product behavior.
- Lead projects from design through launch across multiple teams or customers.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing, project retrospectives, and bottoms-up technical decisions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of industry experience building and operating backend or distributed systems at scale.
- Strong fundamentals in service design, caching, data modeling, and performance, including systems handling millions of requests per second.
- Track record of leading projects from design through launch across multiple teams or customers.
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with authorization or access control systems, policy engines, configuration or feature-flag platforms, or regulatory compliance is a bonus.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
- Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
- The position is based in San Mateo, California for the stated salary range, when applicable.
Tech Stack
gRPC
Categories
About Roblox
Roblox builds a platform for user‑generated 3D experiences, offering Roblox Studio for creators and a social marketplace where players explore and interact across devices. Its business model centers on virtual currency (Robux) and subscriptions, platform fees paid to creators, and an expanding advertising offering. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker RBLX.