Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database
$293,800 – $343,340 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Design and implement new engine features for indexing, storage formats, WAL, replication protocols, sharding, and query-planner enhancements.
- Evolve the control plane for elastic scaling, autonomous healing, and zero-downtime schema or tenant moves across global regions.
- Profile and optimize critical code paths using advanced performance tooling to drive systematic tail-latency reductions.
- Establish engineering best practices by leading design reviews, performance benchmarks, failure drills, and post-incident retrospectives.
- Automate testing, CI/CD, rollout safety, observability, and autoscaling frameworks to ensure hands-off platform operation at scale.
Soft Skills
Technical Decision-MakingCross-Functional CollaborationAutomationRigorous TestingData-Driven Decision-Making
Benefits
- Equity
- Health Insurance
Culture
Cross-Functional TeamsMentorship ProgramOpen Source Values
Requirements
Regions: Us
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About Roblox
Industry: gaming
Size: enterprise
Roblox is building a platform where tens of millions of people explore, create, play, learn, and connect in 3D immersive digital experiences.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $293,800 – $343,340 USD
Equity: All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation