Principal Software Engineer, Creator Game Operations

About the Role

As a Principal Software Engineer (Backend) on the Creator Success Team, you will have the independence, opportunity, and end-to-end responsibility to build a critical, complex set of backend systems that support the creators of games and other experiences within the Roblox ecosystem. You will create and own mission-critical services around the Creator Hub, Developer Forum, and Creator Dashboard.

Upcoming Projects

• Build ML-driven services and large-scale data pipelines to drive player insights and optimize monetization opportunities for creators
• Build a next-generation communication platform providing creators with powerful tools to manage player communities, organize virtual events, and collect feedback
• Build a state-of-the-art remote configuration/experiment platform to enable the continued growth of games with massive concurrent users (CCU)

Responsibilities

• Lead technical decision-making and guide the development team
• Lead engineering and development for backend services and systems at massive scale
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-team leaders to push boundaries
• Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry software engineering experience
• Deep familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as stream processing, data pipelines, queues, RPC, and retry strategies
• 3+ years of experience with complex networked codebases in C#, Java, Go, or another object-oriented programming language
• Ability to work across platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS
• Commitment to building systems with proper monitoring, logging, operations, and automated testing in mind
• Strong collaboration and teamwork mindset

Work Arrangement

• Office-based roles work onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.