Engineering Acceleration Principal: Build Dev Tools & CD

Speedrun Talent Network; San Mateo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Service Management Principal Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA. You will design unified interfaces, build AI-powered developer tools, and help engineers manage changes to services at scale.

The role requires 7+ years of experience and experience with cloud, containers, and distributed systems. Responsibilities include partnering with engineering teams, building front-end and back-end tooling, and guiding architecture for long-term scalability.

Qualifications

• Must have a BS in Computer Science (or equivalent) and 7+ years of experience.
• Experience building tools and systems used by thousands of engineers at Roblox scale (1000+ engineers).
• Proficiency with backend and frontend development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal Engineering teams to design the service management platform for critical user journeys.
• Develop front-end and back-end applications to manage thousands of change rollouts.
• Collaborate on cross-functional architectural designs for multi-year scalability.
• Mentor teams to improve automation and efficiency in development pipelines.
• Shape the team's vision with management and execute it with impact.
• Collaborate with a global team of engineers building metaverse-related tech.
• Be in the San Mateo HQ three days a week (Tue–Thu).

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Full stack

Education

BS in Computer Science

Equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

HashiCorp tools

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Service Management Principal Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA. You will design unified interfaces, build AI-powered developer tools, and help engineers manage changes to services at scale.

The role requires 7+ years of experience and experience with cloud, containers, and distributed systems. Responsibilities include partnering with engineering teams, building front-end and back-end tooling, and guiding architecture for long-term scalability.