2 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$153k - $197k/yr
Responsibilities
- Engineer and scale reliable safety infrastructure supporting millions of concurrent users.
- Build real-time detection and moderation systems that protect communication across 2D and 3D experiences and enforce global and regional policies.
- Tune machine-learning models and use prompt engineering to create safe chat experiences.
- Develop backend services, data pipelines, ML integrations, and tools supporting chat and policy infrastructure.
- Support product experimentation and new communication products while maintaining reliability, safety, and flexibility.
- Collaborate with Game Engine, Creator, Trust & Safety, Product, Design, Data Science, and other engineering teams.
- Improve engineering processes, maintain high quality standards, and own projects through their full lifecycle.
Requirements
- Experience in backend software development.
- At least 2 years of industry experience building and supporting machine-learning systems in production.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
- Experience collaborating on client/server design and architecture for high-scale products, including performance principles such as caching and modern technologies.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Design, and Data Science partners.
- Ability to investigate ambiguous problems, collaborate effectively, write clear design specifications, mentor junior engineers, and guide projects end to end.
- Preferred experience building communication products and features.
- Preferred experience working closely with design or having a strong design background.
- Preferred experience with LLMs.
- Preferred experience using SQL, Hive, Spark, and Airflow.
- Preferred experience with test-driven development.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
- Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
- The role is based at the Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California when applicable.
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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.