1 day ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$243k - $295k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture, operational health, and scalability of StarRocks and Apache Druid OLAP platforms.
- Optimize query-engine internals, cost-based optimization, query planning, vectorized execution, memory usage, serialization, throughput, and latency.
- Design and improve real-time streaming ingestion pipelines using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and native engine load mechanisms.
- Guide OLAP data modeling, including partitioning, bucketing, sort keys, indexing, and materialized views.
- Provision, operate, troubleshoot, manage the lifecycle of, and plan capacity for Kubernetes and Terraform-based clusters across cloud environments.
- Integrate AI/ML and LLM-driven capabilities into query platforms for automated self-service and intelligent data discovery.
- Influence technical direction across teams, mentor engineers, and drive alignment on complex cross-cutting initiatives.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience building, designing, testing, and maintaining production-grade large-scale distributed systems.
- Hands-on engineering or operational experience with StarRocks or adjacent OLAP engines such as Apache Druid, ClickHouse, Apache Doris, Apache Pinot, or Trino/Presto.
- Experience implementing high-volume streaming ingestion using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Routine Load, Broker Load, or Debezium/CDC pipelines.
- Expertise in OLAP schema design and tuning cost-based SQL query engines at massive scale.
- Strong proficiency in at least one of Java, Go, C++, or Scala, with experience writing performant distributed backend code.
- Experience operating, troubleshooting, and provisioning data infrastructure at scale using Kubernetes and Terraform on AWS or GCP.
- B.S. equivalent in computer science or sufficient experience.
- Preferred qualifications include open-source contributions to OLAP databases and experience operating real-time analytical platforms at consumer-internet scale.
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 unless otherwise noted.
- The stated San Mateo, California base salary range is $243,290—$295,250 USD annually.
Tech Stack
Apache FlinkApache KafkaAWSC++ClickHouseGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesPrestoScalaSQLTerraform
Categories
BackendData Engineering
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.