3 months ago
San Mateo, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$345k - $399k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set the long-term architectural strategy for Roblox’s Kubernetes ecosystem and compute platform.
- Design intuitive interfaces and tooling that simplify internal customer consumption of infrastructure services.
- Use expertise in Kubernetes internals, custom controllers, operators, API server architecture, and etcd to solve scaling bottlenecks and optimize the control plane.
- Architect security, isolation, and identity solutions for secure multi-tenancy at scale.
- Lead automation, observability, and self-healing systems that minimize MTTR and maintain high uptime.
- Define the technical roadmap with engineering leadership while balancing feature velocity and platform integrity.
- Mentor senior and staff-level engineers and promote technical excellence through architectural reviews and code standards.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems, platform engineering, or cloud infrastructure.
- Demonstrated expertise in Kubernetes internals and experience modifying or extending the Kubernetes ecosystem through custom controllers, operators, or upstream contributions.
- Experience building and operating mission-critical infrastructure platforms serving thousands of nodes or high-throughput, low-latency microservices.
- Deep understanding of cloud-native security practices, identity solutions, and container networking.
- Proven technical leadership as an anchor who can communicate complex concepts, influence stakeholders, and lead initiatives across multiple teams.
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.