Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. 

　　At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. 

　　A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

　　As a Senior Software Engineer for Data Access on our database platform team, you will have an immediate impact on the primary systems powering the experiences of our 150M+ monthly active users. You will have primary responsibility in building the massive system making performant data storage easily available to all engineering teams at Roblox. If you enjoy working on software alongside experienced and passionate engineers, you will be right at home on our growing database platform team.

　　You will

　　Develop our core data systems handling over 50M requests per second at busy times Build globally distributed, highly reliable systems using Rust and C# Be a gatekeeper for a high code quality bar, architectural designs vs. long-term approaches Self-organize your work and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycles Work to be an inspiration to the people around you and to be inspired by the people you will work with

　　You have

　　Experienced: you have 4+ years of experience working on distributed systems Knowledgeable: you are well versed with database fundamentals (SQL, NoSQL) Adaptability: you shift focus and enjoy working outside your comfort zone Responsible: you build systems that work and keep on working reliably. You are thorough in your designs, rigorous in handling potential failure cases and in automated testing. Curious: you want to learn about technology developments  

　　For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.  All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

　　Annual Salary Range

　　$218,540—$283,780 USD

　　You’ll Love: 

　　Industry-leading compensation package Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage A rewarding 401k program Flexible vacation policy Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy  Roblox Admin badge for your avatar At Roblox HQ:  Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit Annual CalTrain Go Pass Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.