Senior Release Engineer: Scale Safe Deployments

Roblox; California (MO); On-site; USD 243,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Release Engineering to empower hundreds of engineers delivering weekly releases across platforms. You will design backend services and automation, work with C++ engine code, and build rollback and rollout systems that scale to tens of millions of concurrent players.

The role requires 5+ years in backend development (C#, Python, TypeScript, or similar), comfort with C++, and strong telemetry/observability expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building backend services (C#, Python, TypeScript or similar).
• Familiar with and comfortable working with C++.
• Experience with telemetry instrumentation and observability practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and automation that power release and experimentation across desktop, mobile, console, VR, and servers.
• Work in C++ engine code to improve telemetry reporting, enhance feature rollout and automatic abort capabilities, and extend release functionality.
• Build progressive client and server rollout, regression detection, and automated rollback systems for safe multi-platform releases at scale.
• Work directly with engineering customers to turn pain points into durable, flexible, and safe-by-default tooling.

Skills

Backend dev

C++ familiarity

Telemetry observability

Education

Bachelor's in CS or similar

Job description

Roblox, headquartered in San Mateo, CA, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Release Engineering to empower hundreds of engineers delivering weekly releases across platforms. You will design backend services and automation, work with C++ engine code, and build rollback and rollout systems that scale to tens of millions of concurrent players.

The role requires 5+ years in backend development (C#, Python, TypeScript, or similar), comfort with C++, and strong telemetry/observability expertise.