Senior Software Engineer, Safety Foundation

Roblox
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 196,750 - 243,290 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Go","DynamoDB","Cassandra","CQRS","Event Sourcing","Backend","Distributed systems","Developer platforms"]

Architect and build the Safety Platform infrastructure for Roblox, enabling scalable moderation of content and interactions. Collaborate with Trust & Safety ML, User Safety, and product teams to deliver durable, developer-friendly safety capabilities with a focus on high reliability, scale, and auditability.

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Roblox
Roblox
2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Safety Foundation

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Job Summary

Architect and build the Safety Platform infrastructure for Roblox, enabling scalable moderation of content and interactions. Collaborate with Trust & Safety ML, User Safety, and product teams to deliver durable, developer-friendly safety capabilities with a focus on high reliability, scale, and auditability.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute to the architecture & development of the Safety Platform - the backbone that powers safety across Roblox.
  • •Help design & build the developer experience layer that enables product teams across Roblox to integrate safety capabilities in hours, not months
  • •Take ownership of projects from concept to deployment, ensuring high quality, reliability, and scalability
  • •Partner closely with Trust & Safety ML, User Safety, Safety Operations, and product teams to translate platform needs into durable infrastructure

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 196,750 - 243,290 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience building and operating backend services and/or distributed systems
  • •Proficient in Go or a similar compiled language (Go strongly preferred)
  • •Experience with or strong interest in building developer platforms
  • •Experience with CQRS, Event Sourcing, NoSQL tech such as Cassandra, DynamoDB is a plus
  • •BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field — or equivalent experience
Experience:5+ yearsGamingPlatform engineeringDistributed systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:GoDynamoDBCassandraCQRSEvent SourcingBackendDistributed systemsDeveloper platforms
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoCassandraDynamoDBCQRSEvent Sourcing

Company Brief

Roblox
Operates an online platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, enabling creators to build, publish, and monetize interactive 3D experiences for a global community of players.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2004
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