Roblox
Principal Network Engineer
$295K–$345K
San Mateo, CA, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Feb 25, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in large-scale networks; 5+ years in Backbone and Edge Networks.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may be unable to employ candidates whose work authorization is related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
About the job
Plans, architects, and operates Roblox’s global backbone and edge network to support user growth and worldwide service quality.
What you'll do
- Drive the design, deployment, and operations of large-scale network infrastructure, including evaluating and validating technologies for safe deployment at scale.
- Collaborate with Network Tooling to automate workflows and improve telemetry, observability, and alerting.
- Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for global network infrastructure.
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 routing and switching protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, and RSVP-TE.
- Working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, and DNS; experience with IPv4 and IPv6; and hands-on networking hardware experience in a multi-vendor environment.
Nice to have
- Programming experience in at least one of Python, Go, or C/C++.
- Successful collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Pay
USD 295,250—USD 345,040 annual base salary
Tools
BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, IPv4 and IPv6
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