Roblox · 2 months ago
Principal Software Engineer, Ads Platform
San Mateo, CA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$289K/yr - $338K/yr
8+ years expRoblox is a platform where millions of people explore, create, and connect through immersive digital experiences. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Ads Platform team to lead the development of scalable ads infrastructure and improve the performance of their ad serving systems.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Build and ship best-in-class Ads products used by hundreds of millions of users
Develop backend services that scale to billions of products and transactions
Be a tech lead and mentor junior engineers
Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software development and shipping products to production
4+ years of server-side architecture/design at scale and compiled language experience such as C#, Java, C++, or others
4+ years of experience identifying and driving solutions to difficult problems that span multiple teams and require deep technical expertise
Knowledge with REST, GRPC, distributed systems design, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
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
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (240)
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2023 (139)
2022 (153)
2021 (91)
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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
2026-01-11
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