Roblox
Principal Software Engineer, Backend - Sharing
$295K–$345K
San Mateo, CA, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 17, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- For US-based roles, the company may not be able to employ candidates whose US work authorization is related to certain US visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.
About the job
Leads the technical strategy and architecture for Roblox’s content sharing platform, driving large-scale backend initiatives that help users capture, share, and discover content.
What you'll do
- Lead complex, multi-team programs and establish long-term technical vision for content creation and sharing.
- Improve shared infrastructure, reliability, and engineering standards; lead responses to severe incidents.
- Align teams through design documents and roadmaps, and mentor senior engineers while supporting hiring and engineering quality.
What they ask for
- 8+ years building large-scale backend systems in C++, C#, Java, or similar languages.
- Deep experience designing distributed systems, scalable APIs, and high-throughput backend services.
- Experience with consumer-facing platforms serving millions of users.
- Track record leading large, multi-team initiatives with long-term technical vision and group-level impact.
Pay
$295,250 — $345,040 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java
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