Principal Data Systems Engineer, Economy ML

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,250 - 354,040; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health benefits

Flexible work structure

Job summary

A major tech firm based in San Mateo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer specializing in data systems. This role requires expertise in search and recommendation systems, with responsibilities including mentoring engineers and designing efficient pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in data engineering, focusing on real-time and batch processing. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, and an opportunity to shape the company’s data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a product‑focused data systems engineer.
• Experience designing efficient logging schemas.
• Experience with real‑time stream processing and batch processing.

Responsibilities

• Act as data engineering lead for Economy ML.
• Collaborate with teams for data initiatives.
• Mentor engineers on best practices.

Skills

search

recommendation

data systems engineering

real-time stream processing

batch processing

data processing pipelines

Tools

Flink

Spark

Kafka

Druid

Job description

A major tech firm based in San Mateo is seeking a Principal Software Engineer specializing in data systems. This role requires expertise in search and recommendation systems, with responsibilities including mentoring engineers and designing efficient pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in data engineering, focusing on real-time and batch processing. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, and an opportunity to shape the company’s data infrastructure.