Senior Data Infra Engineer — Scale Distributed AI Platforms

Roblox

San Mateo (CA)

Hybrid

USD 243,290 - 295,250

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation
Health benefits
Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA to design and scale their core data infrastructure. You will collaborate with various teams, optimizing performance while embedding AI/ML capabilities.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience with distributed systems and proficiency in Java, Go, or Scala. This role requires strong technical leadership and a technical background in data technologies like Kafka, Spark, or Flink.

The estimated salary range begins at $243,290 annually, with additional equity and benefits offerings.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
  • Deep experience with foundational data technologies like Kafka, Flink, or Spark.
  • Proficient in writing clean and performant backend code in Java, Go, or Scala.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement key data platform frameworks.
  • Collaborate with infra and product teams for governance.
  • Optimize performance and reliability under load.
  • Lead operational lifecycle of next-generation infrastructure.

Skills

Distributed systems
Java
Go
Scala
Kubernetes
AWS
GCP
Data engineering

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kafka
Flink
Spark
Trino
Druid
Airflow
Data Catalog

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA to design and scale their core data infrastructure. You will collaborate with various teams, optimizing performance while embedding AI/ML capabilities.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience with distributed systems and proficiency in Java, Go, or Scala. This role requires strong technical leadership and a technical background in data technologies like Kafka, Spark, or Flink.

The estimated salary range begins at $243,290 annually, with additional equity and benefits offerings.

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