Senior Backend Engineer - Ledger & Financial Infra

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Ledger team to build the system of record for Roblox's global economy. You will design, build, and scale ledger services to ensure every value movement is tracked accurately, auditable, and balanced.

You will work with Finance and economy engineering to own both write and read paths, address correctness and performance risks, and uphold strong code quality and testing standards.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Experience with designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed systems.
• Experience collaborating across teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with financial infrastructure, ledgers, or accounting systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale ledger services that record every movement of value.
• Collaborate with Finance and economy engineering teams to ensure correctness from source.
• Identify and address correctness, performance, and auditability risks.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, test coverage, and maintainability.

Skills

Backend

Microservices

APIs

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Roblox Corporation in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Ledger team to build the system of record for Roblox's global economy. You will design, build, and scale ledger services to ensure every value movement is tracked accurately, auditable, and balanced.

You will work with Finance and economy engineering to own both write and read paths, address correctness and performance risks, and uphold strong code quality and testing standards.