Roblox
Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer(Backend)
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“Senior Software Engineer (Backend) at Roblox. Skills: Backend systems, Distributed systems, Communication products. Engineer and scale next-generation infrastructure. Maintain systems supporting millions of users”
Industry & Context.
Analytical; Investigate large, ambiguous problems; Quantify problems and solutions; Creative approach to solving hard problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Fluent in backend software development, 7+ years industry experience, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar technical field, Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners
Nice to Have
Experience building communication products, 2+ years of experience using big data query/processing languages and tools
What You'll Do.
Engineer and scale next-generation infrastructure
Maintain systems supporting millions of users
Architect high-throughput backend services
Leverage machine learning models
Support rapid product experimentation
Innovate on the platform
Provide creators tools
Devise creative solutions
Optimize and scale systems
Support communication for a billion people
Introduce and improve processes
Enforce high quality standards
Iterate on feature development
Collaborate with other engineering teams
Collaborate with product teams
Self-organize projects
Take ownership of projects
Recruit future talent
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional partners; Other engineering teams; Product teams; Game engine team; Creator team; Trust & Safety team
Process & Methodology
Project lifecycle
Full Job Description
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Senior Software Engineer, Communications, you’ll be in charge of building rich, immersive and engaging user communication experiences to empower safe and seamless ways for people and our creators to express themselves in different modalities better than in real life with rich text, at scale in both 2D and 3D space. This role will focus on building and scaling the backend systems that power text chat, strengthening the underlying chat infrastructure needed to support reliability, safety, and developer-facing flexibility across existing experiences, while also enabling new innovative products and communication patterns. If you are an experienced developer with a deep understanding of large scale systems and enjoy shaping engineering vision, you’ll be right at home within our highly-skilled and product-driven team You will: Engineer and scale next-generation infrastructure to accommodate our rapidly expanding user base, maintaining systems capable of supporting millions of concurrent users. You will architect high-throughput backend services, leverage machine learning models, and support rapid product experimentation. Innovate on the platform to provide creators the tools they need to build deeply ta
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