Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.
As a Senior Software Engineer for Data Access on our database platform team, you will have an immediate impact on the primary systems powering the experiences of our 150M+ monthly active users. You will have primary responsibility in building the massive system making performant data storage easily available to all engineering teams at Roblox. If you enjoy working on software alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing database platform team.
You Are
Experienced: you have 4+ years of experience working on distributed systems
Knowledgeable: you are well versed with database fundamentals (SQL, NoSQL)
Adaptability: you shift focus and enjoy working outside your comfort zone
Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working reliably. You are thorough in your designs, rigorous in handling potential failure cases and in automated testing.
Curious: you want to learn about technology developments
You Will
Develop our core data systems handling over 50M requests per second at busy times
Build globally distributed, highly reliable systems using Rust and C#
Be a gatekeeper for a high code quality bar, architectural designs vs. long-term approaches
Self-organize your work and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles
Work to be an inspiration to the people around you and to be inspired by the people you will work with
Report to Yawei Li
You’ll Love:
Industry-leading compensation package
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
A rewarding 401k program
Flexible vacation policy
Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
At Roblox HQ:
Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
Annual CalTrain Go Pass
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