Roblox · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer - Financial Platform, Wallets
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$294K/yr - $343K/yr
10+ years expRoblox is a platform where millions of users engage in 3D immersive digital experiences created by a global community. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the technical design and execution of the next-generation wallet system, enabling seamless transactions with both Fiat and Robux currencies and collaborating with various teams to build the core of Roblox's financial systems.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Drive architecture and standards across teams, and lead the design and delivery of a bank-grade wallet and money movement platform with strong guarantees of correctness, auditability and reliability
Develop backend services that scale to billions of products and transactions
Work cross functionally with product managers, data scientists and designers to define requirements and roadmap
Help recruit future talent for the team and mentor junior engineers
Qualification
Required
Genuine passion about building Roblox's Economy
Focused on writing clear, readable, testable, modular, and monitored code
A data-driven focus to provide quality metrics and monitoring
Shipped large-scale, consumer-facing mobile and web applications
Knowledge with REST, GRPC, API design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science or related engineering field with at least 10+ years of hands-on experience
Built or led production digital wallet/ledger systems where correctness and audit-ability mattered (e.g., transactions and money movement, reconciliation, KYC/KYB, payout/withdrawals and/or card issuing)
Benefits
Equity compensation
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Company
Roblox
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that offers a shared digital experience that brings people together through play.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$874.45MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzAltos Ventures
2024-10-01Post Ipo Equity
2022-04-12Series Unknown· $17.71M
2021-08-11Series Unknown
Leadership Team
David Baszucki
CEO & Founder
Michael Guthrie
CFO
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