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Principal Software Engineer, Creator Game Operations

San Mateo, CAFull-time$295k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Building mission-critical backend systems for the Creator Hub, Developer Forum, and Creator Dashboard to empower game creators within the Roblox ecosystem.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

ML-driven services, large-scale data pipelines, next-gen communication platforms, and remote configuration/experiment platforms.

Domain

Gaming / Social Platforms / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems, stream processing, data pipelines, RPC, retry strategies, C#, Java, Go, object-oriented programming, cross-platform development, system monitoring, logging, automated testing

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

C#, Java, Go

Responsibilities

Lead technical decision-making, guide development teams, lead engineering for massive-scale services, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, own projects end-to-end

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC & leadership