Senior Software Engineer, Data Insights

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 196,750 - 243,290; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a senior data infrastructure engineer to architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment at our San Mateo HQ. You will design scalable data infrastructure powering retrieval, visualization, and analytics across thousands of daily queries.

Responsibilities include ensuring reliability, privacy, and observability; leading cross-functional collaboration; and mentoring junior engineers while taking ownership of end-to-end projects onsite in San Mateo, CA on Tue–Thu

Qualifications

• 4+ years building production-grade, scalable data systems.
• AWS infrastructure including VPC, endpoints, private link, Terraform, EKS.
• Infra networking: k8s ingress, load balancers, VPC networking.
• Data infra understanding: Trino/Spark config.
• Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge.
• Python and notebook stack (pandas, ibis).
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration; enable team productivity.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment handling thousands of queries daily.
• Design and scale robust data infrastructure for data retrieval and visualization.
• Ensure data systems are reliable, observable, and privacy-compliant.
• Bridge data engineering, analytics, and infrastructure to deliver best-in-class data tools.
• Build intelligent automation to accelerate analytical workflows.
• Contribute to internal platforms to reduce complexity and boost developer productivity.
• Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers.
• Self-organize and own projects through full lifecycle.

Skills

4+ years in data systems

AWS infrastructure understanding

Infra networking

Data infrastructure understanding

Strong SQL and distributed engine

Python and notebook stack

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in CS or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Amazon EKS

Kubernetes

Okta

Apache Superset

Trino/Spark configuration

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment that serves thousands of queries daily
• Design and scale robust data infrastructure for powering data retrieval and visualization
• Ensure data systems are reliable, observable, privacy-compliant, and performant
• Bridge the gap between data engineering, analytics, and infrastructure to deliver a suite of best-in-class, fully featured, and easy-to-use data tools
• Build intelligent agentic automation to simplify and accelerate analytical workflows
• Contribute to internal platforms and tools that abstract complexity, improve developer productivity, and accelerate innovation
• Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers
• Self‑organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle

Qualifications

• 4+ years of work experience building production‑grade, scalable, and reliable data systems
• AWS infrastructure understanding (VPC, endpoints, private link, Terraform, Amazon EKS)
• Infra networking (k8s ingress, load balancers, and VPC networking)
• Data infrastructure understanding (Trino/Spark system configuration)
• Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge
• Python and notebook data stack (e.g., pandas, ibis)
• Excellent cross‑functional collaboration skills; enjoy building systems that enable and accelerate team productivity
• B.S. equivalent in CS or sufficient experience

Nice to Have

• Okta experience
• On‑call experience and technical troubleshooting
• White glove customer support
• Surface level React or experience with agents/skills to handle front end or both
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Proven experience handling Python and TypeScript manipulations for supporting Apache Superset

Compensation and Benefits

Annual Salary Range: $196,750–$243,290 USD. Full‑time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on the company website. Roles based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA are required to work onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.