Principal Backbone & Edge Network Engineer

Showcify; Ashburn, Washington (VA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 266,000 - 321,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the design and operation of its Backbone and Edge networks, ensuring scalable global connectivity for users. The role spans Ashburn, VA, with on-site responsibilities and 24x7 support to maintain high availability of the Roblox platform.

You will drive architecture, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to deploying new technologies while guiding a global production network for a safe and reliable user experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, deploying and operating large-scale networks.
• 5+ years designing and managing Backbone and Edge Networks.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE).
• Working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS and IPv4/IPv6.
• Experience in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on networking hardware.
• Experience in at least one programming language like Python, Go, or C/C++.
• A track record of successful collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Principle Engineer for Roblox's Backbone Network.
• Drive future design, deployment, and operations for Roblox's large-scale Network Infrastructure.
• Engage in design, qualification, and validation of new technologies, and ensure new technologies are deployable at scale and are safely operable.
• Collaborate with the Network Tooling Team to automate workflows and improve telemetry, observability, and alerting.
• Work with net tools to automate existing workflows and improve our telemetry and alerting framework.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support the global network infrastructure 24x7.

Skills

Network design

Backbone & edge networks

BGP/IS-IS

IPv4/IPv6

On-call support

Team collaboration

Tools

Networking hardware

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the design and operation of its Backbone and Edge networks, ensuring scalable global connectivity for users. The role spans Ashburn, VA, with on-site responsibilities and 24x7 support to maintain high availability of the Roblox platform.

You will drive architecture, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to deploying new technologies while guiding a global production network for a safe and reliable user experience.