Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Economy Platform

About the role

The Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Economy Platform is responsible for improving and scaling Roblox core monetization systems. Reporting to the Virtual Economy’s Senior Engineering Manager, this role oversees the development of purchasing, pricing, and payout systems that enable developers to monetize their games on Roblox.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable systems for creators to optimize their revenue within Roblox.
• Lead projects with the highest economic impact and visibility.
• Work cross-functionally & cross-organizationally with product managers, data scientists, and designers to define requirements and roadmap.
• Drive engineering vision for highly scalable and cutting-edge solutions.
• Help recruit future talent for the team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available and large-scale backend systems in production.
• 3+ years of experience leading large projects with 5+ engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
• [Preferred] Experience in consumer-facing products.
• [Preferred] Experience working in monetization platforms, fintech or gaming industry.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in backend distributed systems.
• Capable of working independently, advising on multiple projects in parallel and defining technical direction for the team.

Skills

• Experience in consumer-facing products.
• Experience working in monetization platforms, fintech or gaming industry.

Benefits

• Equity compensation.
• Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Schedule

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