CareerPlan

Principal Software Engineer

San Mateo, CAFull-time$295k–$345k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Architecting and leading the next-generation observability platform (Telemetry, Distributed Tracing, Logs) for Roblox's 3D immersive platform, with a specific focus on monitoring AI/ML systems.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure/Observability)

Builds

Scalable, reliable observability infrastructure systems and visualization UIs for PBs of daily data.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Observability, AI/ML Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Large-scale distributed systems architecture, AI/ML lifecycle monitoring, system reliability engineering, technical leadership, mentoring, open source contributions

Preferred skills

Masters degree in CS, deep understanding of modern infrastructure components

Technologies

Telemetry, Distributed Tracing, Logs, instrumentation libraries, data processing pipelines, data storage

Responsibilities

Lead project execution end-to-end with business partners, architect next-gen observability platform, take ownership of existing infrastructure systems, monitor AI/ML systems, mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship