<div><p><span>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. </span></p> <p><span>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.</span><strong> </strong><span>We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. </span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p></div><p>The Virtual Economy team owns all aspects of Robux, Roblox’s Virtual Currency. Most of Roblox revenue flows through Robux systems. </p> <p>As a Principal Software Engineer for the Virtual Economy, you will be responsible for improving and scaling Roblox core monetization systems. You will report to Virtual Economy’s Senior Engineering Manager. The scope of Virtual Economy’s team includes the several Purchasing surfaces and the Robux foundation systems, a platform to enable Purchasing Transactions and related reporting systems. Those systems enable developers to monetize their games on Roblox, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per year, while processing billions of transactions.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is someone with extensive experience in backend distributed systems, capable of working independently and the leadership skills to set direction within the team. </p> <p><strong>You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>9+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available and large-scale backend systems in production.</li> <li>3+ years of experience leading large projects with 5+ engineers.</li> <li>Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.</li> <li>[Preferred] Experience in consumer-facing products</li> <li>[<strong>Preferred</strong>] Experience working in monetization platforms, fintech or gaming industry.</li> </ul> <p><strong>You will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead projects with the highest economic impact and visibility.</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and designers to define requirements and roadmap.</li> <li>Drive engineering vision for highly scalable and cutting-edge solutions.</li> <li>Develop highly scalable systems for our creators to optimize their revenue within Roblox.</li> <li>Help recruit future talent for the team.</li> </ul><div><div><div><p>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 <strong><a href="https://careers.roblox.com/total-rewards">this page</a></strong>.</p></div><div>Annual Salary Range</div><div><span>$289,460</span><span>—</span><span>$338,270 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p>Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).</p> <p>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.</p></div>