Principal Software Engineer - Content Platform
San Mateo, CA, United States
Posted 6 hours ago
Last seen 6 hours ago
Active
full-time
Software Engineering
$345,040—$399,420 USD
Job Summary
Join Roblox as a Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of human interaction by building secure, scalable backend services for the Creator Content Platform. Lead the design and implementation of large distributed systems, impacting millions of users and empowering a global community of developers.
About this job
The Principal Software Engineer will design and build secure, scalable backend services for Roblox's Creator Content Platform. This role involves developing large distributed systems, data processing pipelines, access control, and Open Cloud APIs to empower game creators and expand their audience.
Requirements
- 13+ years of experience working on backend, distributed systems that are scalable and reliable.
- Experience in architecting, designing and leading implementation of mission critical applications at scale.
- Proficient in one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Java, C++, Python or similar programming language).
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or related engineering field, Masters is a plus.
- Creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems and envisioning ways to improve and grow the capabilities of the system.
- Ability to work well as part of a team and collaborate with all participants to develop the best solutions.
Benefits & Perks
- Equity compensation
- Benefits as described on the Roblox careers total rewards page
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