Principal Data Engineer - Economy

Roblox
San Mateo, California, United States
Full Time
On Site
Senior
USD 295,250 – 354,040
Data & Analytics Information Technology Telecommunications

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Job summary

The role is for a Principal Software Engineer focusing on data systems within Roblox's Economy ML team. Responsibilities include architecting high-scale data pipelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and leveraging industry best practices to enhance Roblox’s virtual economy by powering personalized experiences, search, and recommendation systems.

Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will architect, build, and deploy high-scale, reliable real-time and batch data systems supporting personalization, search, and recommendation across the Marketplace, Developer Monetization, and Payments ecosystems. This role involves leading data engineering efforts, setting standards for pipelines and design, and contributing hands-on to power content recommendation and personalization.

Qualifications

Batch Processing Data Systems Druid Feature Stores Flink Kafka ML Infrastructure Real-time Stream Processing Schema Design Spark

Candidates must have 8+ years of experience as a product-focused data systems engineer, preferably with search, recommendation, or personalization systems, and proven experience designing efficient logging schemas and optimizing data processing pipelines. Essential technical experience includes real-time stream processing and batch processing using technologies like Flink, Spark, Kafka, or Druid, along with familiarity with feature stores.

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Company

Roblox

Roblox

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Location
San Mateo, California, United States
Website
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