Backend Engineer, Economy Platform — Scale the Virtual Economy

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits

Onsite work

Job summary

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is hiring an entry-level backend engineer for the Economy Platform team. You’ll help build scalable services powering billions of transactions and payouts, collaborating with product and engineering to grow Roblox’s virtual economy.

The role emphasizes reliability, REST/API design, containerized microservices, and data-driven quality metrics; 1–3 years of software engineering experience is typical.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of Software Engineering experience or CS study.
• Experience with large-scale backend systems preferred.
• Familiarity with REST, APIs, and microservices.
• Strong focus on reliability, monitoring and performance.

Responsibilities

• Impact the direction of the Economy Platform by delivering scalable backend services.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to optimize revenue models for creators.
• Build robust, observable systems with a focus on uptime and performance.

Skills

Backend systems

REST API design

Containerized microservices

Data-driven metrics

Job description

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is hiring an entry-level backend engineer for the Economy Platform team. You’ll help build scalable services powering billions of transactions and payouts, collaborating with product and engineering to grow Roblox’s virtual economy.

The role emphasizes reliability, REST/API design, containerized microservices, and data-driven quality metrics; 1–3 years of software engineering experience is typical.