Senior Backend Architect, Scale & Platform Strategy

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 295,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer on the Sharing team to lead large, multi-team initiatives with a long-term technical vision and group-level impact. You will define and drive the platform-wide strategy powering how millions of users capture, share, and discover content.

You will set engineering standards, mentor senior engineers, and serve as a key architect of our long-term technical direction, aligning teams with detailed design docs, roadmaps, and planning models while shaping

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building large-scale backend systems in C++, C#, Java, or similar languages.
• Experience designing distributed systems, scalable APIs, and high-throughput backend services.
• Proven leadership in guiding multi-team initiatives with long-term technical vision.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategy & Execution for complex multi-team programs spanning several years.
• Innovate at scale by defining a multi-year technical vision for content creation and sharing.
• Elevate reliability by leading incident response and implementing durable systemic solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer on the Sharing team to lead large, multi-team initiatives with a long-term technical vision and group-level impact. You will define and drive the platform-wide strategy powering how millions of users capture, share, and discover content.

You will set engineering standards, mentor senior engineers, and serve as a key architect of our long-term technical direction, aligning teams with detailed design docs, roadmaps, and planning models while shaping