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Software Engineer - Data Access
2 years ago
Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.
As a Software Engineer for Data Access on our database platform team, you will have an immediate impact on the core systems powering the experiences of our 150M+ monthly active users. You will have primary responsibility in building the massive system making performant data storage easily available to all engineering teams at Roblox. If you enjoy working on software alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing database platform team.
You Are:
- Experienced: 2+ years experience and have experience working with programming languages such as Rust or Go
- Knowledgeable: you are well versed with database fundamentals (SQL, NoSQL)
- Adaptable: you shift focus and enjoy working outside your comfort zone
- Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working reliably. You are thorough in your designs, rigorous in handling potential failure cases, and diligent in automated testing.
- Curious: you are keen to learn and grow, and stay up-to-date on technology developments
You Will:
- Develop our globally distributed data systems handling in excess of 50M requests per second at busy times
- Build globally distributed, highly reliable systems using Rust and C#
- Self-organize your work and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles
- Be an inspiration to the people around you and to be inspired by the people you will work with
- You will report to Jeffrey Zhong
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
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass