Roblox · 1 day ago
Distinguished Engineer, Backend - Content Platform
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$456K/yr - $523K/yr
12+ years expRoblox is a platform that empowers users to explore and create immersive digital experiences. The Technical Director/Distinguished Engineer will lead engineering teams to manage the lifecycle of assets within the Content Platform, ensuring high performance and scalability of services that support millions of requests per second.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Define and drive the long-term strategy, architecture, and priorities for the Content Platform team, ensuring scalable, high-performance asset management
Lead engineering teams in building and maintaining robust, large-scale distributed systems to support the creation, upload, storage, indexing, and delivery of all asset types used on Roblox
Oversee the operation Roblox’s largest backend service, handling 100 million+ requests per second, and ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency at global scale
Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product, infrastructure, and developer platform teams, to align engineering initiatives with the needs of creators and the broader Roblox ecosystem
Guide ownership of roadmaps, projects, and outcomes, balancing innovation with operational excellence, security, and cost efficiency
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience building high-impact, consumer-facing applications at scale
BS in Computer Science or related fields is preferred
Deep expertise in backend engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure, delivering high-performance, reliable platforms in high-traffic production environments
Strong experience working with cross-functional teams
Benefits
Equity compensation
Benefits as described on this page
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
Founder and CEO
Michael Guthrie
CFO
Recent News
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