Principal Software Engineer, Kubernetes Networking

4 Hours ago • 8 Years + • Network Engineering • $283,780 PA - $331,640 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Roblox is seeking an accomplished Principal Software Engineer specializing in Kubernetes Networking to establish and lead a new team focused on high-performance computing for machine learning inference and training workloads. This role involves building ingress gateways, service meshes, and setting the technical strategy for large-scale infrastructure systems. The engineer will collaborate with AI and infrastructure teams, stay current with ML and infrastructure trends, write and review high-quality code, and mentor junior engineers. The position contributes to shaping the future of human interaction and solving complex technical challenges at scale within Roblox's microservices architecture.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Expertise in Kubernetes networking
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Strong problem-solving abilities
  • On-call experience for critical infrastructure systems
Good to have:
  • Bootstrap Kubernetes networking domain
  • Set technical strategy for infrastructure systems
  • Deliver next-generation infrastructure
  • Apply ML and infrastructure best practices
  • Mentor and grow engineers

Job Details

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.

Roblox is powered by microservices. Application Networking connects and secures Roblox’s services. We build ingress gateways that route traffic from the edge data centers to the core data centers, and service mesh to facilitate inter-service communications in the core data centers. We are forming a new Kubernetes networking team for a high performance computer that we are building for machine learning (ML) inference and training workloads. We are looking for accomplished engineers to set the foundation of this work.

You have: 

  • 8+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer building large-scale systems that influence the whole company
  • Expertise in Kubernetes networking
  • Excellent communication and work well within and across teams
  • A strong problem solver with on-call experiences for critical infrastructure systems

You will:

  • Bootstrap the Kubernetes networking domain within Roblox
  • Set the technical strategy and oversee the development of large scale infrastructure systems
  • Work with foundational AI and infrastructure teams to deliver Roblox’s next generation infrastructure
  • Keep up-to-date with the latest ML and infrastructure trends and apply the best practices
  • Write and review high quality design and code
  • Mentor and grow engineers on the team

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 as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range
$283,780$331,640 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

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. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.

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