Senior Software Engineer - Economy Platform

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Economy Platform team, you will be building an international marketplace for millions of virtual items that users acquire to customize their avatars and identities on the Roblox platform. You will design, implement, and operate the frameworks and services that help control the supply and demand of the Roblox economy.

The Marketplace Foundation team's focus is to provide reliable and scalable solutions for critical systems supporting both Avatar Marketplace creators and users. We aim to support concepts like Bundles, Limiteds, and Price Optimization while ensuring 10x scalability headroom on critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems, including microservices, message queuing systems, distributed databases, and cloud-based solutions.
• Implement high-quality and dependable code with thorough unit and integration tests.
• Develop backend systems to ensure the seamless and efficient operation of our services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve intricate technical issues within distributed systems.
• Optimize system performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, research scientists, and other engineering teams.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering continuous learning and professional development.
• Actively participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical design sessions.
• Establish and advocate for best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant focus on distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of core distributed systems concepts, including the CAP theorem, consistency models, concurrency control, fault tolerance, and consensus algorithms (Paxos, Raft, PBFT).
• Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C++, or Python.
• Strong practical experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm).
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka, and distributed databases like Cassandra and MongoDB.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, and the ELK stack.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex challenges.
• Experience defining technical vision and providing technical leadership.

Work Arrangement

Roles based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.