Senior Data Access Engineer – Scalable Storage Platform

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 196,750 - 243,290; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading tech company in San Mateo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Data Access to build next-generation data access layers for high scalability and security. The role involves designing core infrastructure, leading teams in managing large-scale services, and ensuring reliability for millions of queries. Candidates should possess strong expertise in distributed systems, data management technologies, and programming languages like Rust or Go. Competitive salary ranges from $196,750 to $243,290 with equity and benefits included.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing distributed systems with millions of requests per second.
• Deep knowledge of data management technologies.
• Experience with programming languages such as Rust, Go, Java, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy for the Data Access platform with cross-functional teams.
• Lead architecture and operation of storage infrastructure.
• Scale 24x7 services and deliver features with high reliability.
• Automate development and monitoring of critical services.
• Create project plans and metrics with partner teams.
• Maintain high-quality, reusable code in development.

Skills

Large-scale distributed systems design

Data management (RDBMS, Redis, Kafka)

Container orchestration (Kubernetes)

Programming (Rust, Go, Java, C++)

Telemetry stacks (Grafana, Prometheus)

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

CockroachDB

SQL Server

Postgres

MySQL

DynamoDB

Cassandra

Job description

A leading tech company in San Mateo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Data Access to build next-generation data access layers for high scalability and security. The role involves designing core infrastructure, leading teams in managing large-scale services, and ensuring reliability for millions of queries. Candidates should possess strong expertise in distributed systems, data management technologies, and programming languages like Rust or Go. Competitive salary ranges from $196,750 to $243,290 with equity and benefits included.