Roblox · 12 hours ago
Senior Data Center Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $175K/yr
6+ years expRoblox is a platform where millions connect through immersive digital experiences created by a global community. They are seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to scale their Core/Edge Data Centers and hardware infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance for their users worldwide.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the Core/Edge Data Center and hardware infrastructure to meet the large scale and real-time requirements of our Imagination Platform™ to ensure our community has an awesome experience anywhere in the world. This includes all aspects of the server, network infrastructure, power, and environmental life cycles
Own efforts to track and mitigate systemic issues preventing hosts from returning to service
Identify and solve critical problems and prevent them from re-occurring via root cause analysis and giving recommendations to improve automation
Coordinate with peers to establish and uphold best practices related to breakfix, install, decom and all other aspects of datacenter operations
Create, influence, and improve the development platform, infrastructure, standards (Runbooks, SOPs, MOPs), and methods to ensure the goal of scalability and high availability can be achieved
Leverage partnerships across teams to automate maintenance actions which do not require physical intervention
Encourage an environment of continuous improvement and learning among engineering staff
Assist in coordinating vendors and ensuring quality of outsourced projects
Participate in the on-call rotation for our critical infrastructure
Qualification
Required
At minimum 6+ years of experience working in large-scale Data Center Infrastructure environments and experience planning, executing, and documenting repairs in the server and networking domains
Extensive experience installing, monitoring, and maintaining server and network equipment. This includes brand new server and network provisioning
In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and network equipment
Proven experience executing on multiple tasks simultaneously
You have installed various equipment that commonly resides in the data center environment and are able to lift 75 pounds occasionally
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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