Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database
RobloxCalifornia, United States
Posted September 4, 2025
289460 - 338270 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Roblox is a leading platform for virtual experiences where millions of users worldwide come together to learn, work, play, and socialize through immersive games created by a global community of developers using Roblox Studio. With a focus on user-generated content and advanced technology like physics and rendering, Roblox stands out as one of the top entertainment platforms for young audiences, driven purely by its vibrant community and intuitive design tools.
Job Description
Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for its Database team to develop the next-generation multi-tenant database platform. This role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing database capabilities to enable scale, reliability, and efficiency at global scale, working with large distributed databases and C/C++/Go/Rust. The company focuses on building a future where anyone can bring their own experience to life through immersive digital experiences.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering or a relevant field
- Deep experience with building and operating large-scale distributed databases or storage engines (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL/InnoDB, RocksDB, Spanner, Aurora, AlloyDB)
- Deep expertise in database internals—B-trees, MVCC, WAL, query optimization, buffer management—and strong skills in C/C++, GO or Rust.
- Hands-on experience with consensus algorithms (Raft, Paxos) and multi-region replication models that deliver strong consistency and high availability.
- Proven success shipping high-QPS, low-latency services on container orchestration stacks (Kubernetes or Nomad) with comprehensive observability.
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Benefits
- Performance feedback