Roblox · 5 days ago
Senior/Principal Platform Engineer, ML Platform
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$277K/yr - $343K/yr
5+ years expRoblox is a platform where millions of users create and share immersive 3D experiences. They are seeking a Senior/Principal Platform Engineer to own the ML Platform, focusing on building and maintaining infrastructure that supports machine learning capabilities across various applications.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Own platform as a product and set direction end to end: Define requirements, write RFDs, and ship APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and UIs that make ML@Roblox easy to adopt
Bootstrap and maintain core ML Platform components: Serving Layer, Model Registry, Pipeline Orchestrator, and Training/Inference control planes
Set technical strategy and oversee development of high scale and reliable infrastructure systems, with clear SLOs for latency, availability, and cost
Design great developer experiences with paved‑road templates, golden paths, opinionated defaults, and clear docs to reduce time‑to‑first‑production
Instrument the platform to measure adoption, friction, reliability, and cost; use data to prioritize roadmap and validate outcomes
Partner across organizations (ML Engineering, Data Science, Infra/SRE, Security, Finance) to optimize performance, safety, and spend, especially for GPU‑intensive training and high‑QPS inference
Propose and implement new platform tooling to improve time to production for MLEs across the full ML lifecycle
Stay abreast of industry trends in machine learning and infrastructure to ensure the adoption of leading‑edge technologies and practices
Mentor junior and senior engineers, lead design reviews, and drive cross‑team architectural decisions that last
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience and have a wealth of system design experience upon which to draw to build a scalable, reliable ML platform for all of Roblox
Proficiency in API design and developer experience—gRPC/REST APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and simple UIs that developers love to use
Experience with the end‑to‑end ML model lifecycle such as model serving, training, model CI/CD, and GPU resources management, and have built ML platform features that are delightful to use
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a similar technical field
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
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