Principal Software Engineer, Game Safety & Scale

Roblox; California (MO); On-site; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Game Safety to transform safety efforts into a scalable, near-real-time system. You will work on back-end services, ML pipelines, and data-driven detection in a large-scale, adversarial environment.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years building production-grade backend systems, strong analytical skills, and a user-focused approach, collaborating with Moderation Ops, Product, and Data Science to protect the community.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and shipping high-scale backend systems to production.
• 6+ years of experience working on multi-person codebases, including open-source or personal projects.
• Passion for delivering products end-to-end, with laser focus on the end goal while being empathetic with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale distributed systems that power game safety at Roblox, ensuring billions of monthly engagement hours are safe and civil.
• Operate as a high-agency problem solver: tackle backend services, ML pipelines, or data tasks to ship impactful safety products.
• Develop innovative detection approaches in an adversarial landscape with a data-driven perspective.
• Lead through technical excellence by tackling the hardest problems and mentoring others.
• Partner cross-functionally with Moderation Operations, Product Management, and Data Science to deliver end-to-end safety products.

Skills

Backend systems

Machine learning (bonus)

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Game Safety to transform safety efforts into a scalable, near-real-time system. You will work on back-end services, ML pipelines, and data-driven detection in a large-scale, adversarial environment.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years building production-grade backend systems, strong analytical skills, and a user-focused approach, collaborating with Moderation Ops, Product, and Data Science to protect the community.