Principal Software Engineer, Compute Fleet Management

Overview Roblox is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead fleet management for its compute platform, owning technical direction across provisioning, control planes, and internal self-serve capacity tools. The role is based in San Mateo and requires deep distributed systems, Go, gRPC, SQL/Postgres, and large-scale infrastructure experience. Responsibilities - Set technical direction across low-level provisioning, the data plane, and higher-level control plane and product surfaces - Architect declarative, Kubernetes-style control planes for compute fleet operations across on-prem and cloud - Own internal customer contracts and APIs that automate fleet operations safely and predictably - Drive self-serve capacity tools and internal UIs for requesting and managing compute - Centralize security, maintenance operations, and uptime for Roblox Kubernetes clusters - Partner with stakeholders across infrastructure, backend services, AI, and edge computing - Write code daily and lead on the hardest design and implementation challenges Requirements - 10+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure - Strong proficiency in Go - Experience with declarative, Kubernetes-style control planes and reconciliation patterns - Strong proficiency with gRPC, SQL, and Postgres - Experience operating compute capacity across on-prem data centers and cloud providers - Cross-functional leadership experience across multiple teams Benefits - Annual salary range: $345,040 to $399,420 USD for roles based at headquarters in San Mateo, CA - Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation - Office roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday Source https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/7983990?gh_jid=7983990