Principal Software Engineer, Machine Management

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Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. 

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. 

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.

Principal Software Engineer - Machine Management (Inventory, Bootstrap)

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Machine Management team you will create, support and evolve the infra that manages the millions of containers that serve hundreds of millions of requests per second. You'll have the opportunity to have a long lasting impact on the entire company as we build out Roblox's Private Cloud.

The Machine Management team oversees:

  • Machine management software to declaratively manage and run Roblox DCs.
  • Reducing the operational toil of Roblox Engineers.
  • Machine level Agents and Control plane.
  • Systems and API automation for Roblox Private Cloud.

You Are:

  • 10+ years of industry experience.
  • Prefer systems automation over ops and repetitive tasks.
  • Like and understand the importance of documentation for large scale systems.
  • Care deeply about production health and reliable, sustainable production systems.
  • Customer, team, and quality oriented.
  • Like getting things done
  • Bonus: Experienced in building with large fleet management software and software rollout at scale.

You Will:

  • Create, build, and support the cluster management, and service infrastructure that powers Roblox.
  • Codify operations into new skills for the Machine Manager.
  • Design and Build software system to automate fleet management (Machine Manager).
  • Build and find solutions to hard scaling problems (1M+ machines)
  • Build world class software delivery systems at Roblox T0 tier
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: 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.  All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Annual Salary Range
$315,850$383,910 USD

You’ll Love: 

  • Industry-leading compensation package
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • A rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
  • Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
  • At Roblox HQ: 
    • Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
    • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
    • Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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