Roblox

Principal Software Engineer, Engineering Acceleration

Roblox
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9 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$295k - $345k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own and define the long-term technical vision for source code search, storage, code review, and CI infrastructure.
  • Architect local development tools, internal web applications and microservices, reusable CI workflows, productivity metrics toolchains, and third-party integrations.
  • Lead company-wide efforts to improve the productivity and user experience of source and CI tools.
  • Define the use of AI and other emerging technologies in Roblox engineers’ daily workflows.
  • Lead cross-functional technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and promote architectural and engineering best practices.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience owning developer productivity, build infrastructure, or internal developer platform systems at scale.
  • Experience designing, launching, and evolving tools or systems used by developers at scale, including environments supporting 2,000+ engineers.
  • Deep knowledge of source control and/or continuous integration tools and infrastructure.
  • Experience with cloud and hosting technologies, particularly AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Hashistack technologies.
  • Fluency in at least one of C#, Python, Go, or Java.
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers at all levels.

Benefits

  • Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and company benefits.
  • Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
  • The position is based at Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California, when office-based.

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About Roblox

1,001-5,000 employees

Roblox's vision is to reimagine the way people come together. Our mission is to connect a billion people with optimism and civility. What is Roblox? Roblox is a platform where people come together virtually to share experiences. Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to learn, work, play, connect, communicate, and socialize in immersive digital experiences all built by a global community of creators. Powered by Creators Roblox is powered by a global community of millions of developers and creators who produce their own immersive multiplayer experiences each month using Roblox Studio, our intuitive desktop design tool. Any experience imaginable can be created on Roblox. How Popular? Roblox is ranked as one of the top entertainment platforms for audiences under the age of 18 based on average monthly visits and time spent (Comscore). Our popularity is driven purely by the community with millions of people signing up through word of mouth every month.

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