Roblox
Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge Network
$266K–$321K
Ashburn, Virginia, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- Ashburn, Virginia, United States
San Mateo, CA, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in large-scale networks; 5+ years in Backbone and Edge Networks.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may not be able to employ candidates with work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and operates Roblox’s global backbone and edge network to support growth and reliable service worldwide.
What you'll do
- Lead the design, deployment, and operations of large-scale network infrastructure.
- Qualify and validate technologies for safe, scalable deployment.
- Collaborate on workflow automation and improved network telemetry, observability, and alerting; participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- 8+ years designing, deploying, and operating large-scale networks.
- 5+ years designing and managing large-scale Backbone and Edge Networks.
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, and RSVP-TE; working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, and DNS, plus IPv4 and IPv6.
- Experience in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on networking hardware experience; track record of multidisciplinary collaboration.
Nice to have
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or C/C++.
Pay
$265,730 — $320,890 USD (base salary)
Tools
BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, Python
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