Principal Data Engineer – Core Analytics & Data Platforms

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,250 - 345,040; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming platform is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to define data ontology and lead a team in San Mateo, California. This role requires 8+ years of experience with ETL pipelines, SQL, and cloud services while collaborating with Data Science and Engineering teams. Key responsibilities include building data pipelines, developing analytical frameworks and establishing best practices for data operations. The expected salary ranges from $295,250 to $345,040 USD annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience building scalable ETL pipelines on industry standard tools.
• 3+ years leading data engineering development with business or data science stakeholders.
• Experience with Multi-Terabyte data sets and large-scale analytics challenges.
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider's offerings.
• Developed or enhanced ETL orchestration tools or frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to define the data ontology for all of Roblox.
• Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Develop scalable frameworks and tooling for analytics workflows.
• Establish best practices for data operations and lifecycle management.

Skills

ETL pipelines

SQL

PySpark

Scala

Data Science collaboration

Cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

GitOps practices

Job description

A leading gaming platform is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to define data ontology and lead a team in San Mateo, California. This role requires 8+ years of experience with ETL pipelines, SQL, and cloud services while collaborating with Data Science and Engineering teams. Key responsibilities include building data pipelines, developing analytical frameworks and establishing best practices for data operations. The expected salary ranges from $295,250 to $345,040 USD annually, depending on experience and qualifications.