Principal Network Engineer, Backbone & Edge — Scale

Roblox Corporation; Ashburn, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 266,000 - 321,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation in Ashburn, Virginia, is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the engineering and operations of Roblox’s Backbone and Edge Network, ensuring scalable, safe, and globally accessible services for hundreds of millions of users.

You will own the engineering and architecture strategy, collaborate across teams, and drive automation, telemetry, and on-call reliability for 24/7 global network uptime.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and operations for Roblox’s Backbone and Edge Network.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale and secure global infrastructure.
• Drive automation, telemetry, observability, and on-call reliability.

Skills

Large-scale networks

Backbone & Edge networks

BGP

IS-IS

MPLS

RSVP-TE

IPv4/IPv6

TCP/UDP/DNS

Multi-vendor environment

Python

Go

C/C++

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Roblox Corporation in Ashburn, Virginia, is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to lead the engineering and operations of Roblox’s Backbone and Edge Network, ensuring scalable, safe, and globally accessible services for hundreds of millions of users.

You will own the engineering and architecture strategy, collaborate across teams, and drive automation, telemetry, and on-call reliability for 24/7 global network uptime.