Senior Backend Engineer, Creator Core Systems

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Distributed Systems) to design and build scalable backend services powering our creator and player experiences.

You will own end-to-end delivery, mentor teammates, and help shape the technical direction while collaborating with engineers, product managers and other Roblox teams to deliver reliable, performant systems across the Roblox ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend/distributed systems experience.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (C#, Go, Java, C++, Python).
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field; Masters is a plus.
• Creative and strategic thinker with vision to grow system capabilities.
• Team-oriented and collaborative; willing to share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Solve a variety of unique technical challenges.
• Own end-to-end design, build, test and deploy of services within the Roblox ecosystem.
• Guide the future technical direction of the team and have impact on engineering.
• Be a technical bar-raiser for high code quality and architecture.
• Mentor and develop fellow engineers on the team.
• Design scalable and resilient systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers, PMs and Roblox teams.

Skills

Backend distributed systems

C#

Go

Java

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Masters degree (a plus)

Job description

Roblox in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Distributed Systems) to design and build scalable backend services powering our creator and player experiences.

You will own end-to-end delivery, mentor teammates, and help shape the technical direction while collaborating with engineers, product managers and other Roblox teams to deliver reliable, performant systems across the Roblox ecosystem.