Principal Software Engineer, CI and CD Foundation

Job Summary

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

About the Role

As a Principal Software Engineer on the CI and CD Foundation team, you will lead the charge in transforming legacy CI/CD infrastructure and tooling into an automated, self-healing, and observable platform that powers the development and delivery of Roblox’s game engine, Studio, and app products.

Responsibilities

• Architect CI/CD Strategy: Define and execute the long-term vision for our CI/CD ecosystem, transforming legacy infrastructure into a high-velocity, automated, and self-healing platform.
• Partner with Engineering: Collaborate closely with Client Engineering leads to deeply understand their tech stacks (Game Engine, Studio, Apps), translating their workflows into scalable, high-performance tooling solutions.
• Drive System Reliability: Lead efforts to maximize build reliability and efficiency at scale, reducing latency and downtime to unlock 5x-10x productivity gains.
• Pioneer AI Integration: Spearhead the adoption of agentic AI and intelligent automation, turning manual, repetitive developer tasks into autonomous, self-service workflows.
• Champion Technical Excellence: Mentor senior engineers, drive architectural reviews, and foster a culture of engineering rigor and innovation across the CI/CD organization.

Requirements

• Extensive experience designing and maintaining large-scale, modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab).
• Innovative Problem Solver: A builder at heart with a track record of solving complex problems at scale.
• Strong working knowledge of build infrastructure automation and container orchestration, including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (K8S), or Nomad.
• Mastery of at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, C++, or Java) with a focus on design best practices and deep code comprehension.
• Data-Driven Mindset: Proven track record applying observability and data pipeline technologies to drive solutions at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and automation tools.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

Roblox provides a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range.

Annual Salary Range $345,040—$399,420 USD

Schedule

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).