Senior Software Engineer - Data Acquisition

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment serving thousands of queries daily.
• Design and scale robust data infrastructure for data retrieval and visualization.
• Build services that source, process, normalize, and store datasets from diverse external sources.
• Ensure data systems are reliable, observable, privacy-compliant, and performant.
• Bridge data engineering, analytics, and infrastructure to deliver usable internal data tools.
• Build intelligent agentic automation for analytical workflows.
• Contribute to internal platforms and developer productivity tools.
• Act as a tech lead, mentor junior engineers, and own projects through their full lifecycle.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience building production-grade, scalable, and reliable data systems.
• B.S. equivalent in computer science or sufficient experience.
• Understanding of AWS infrastructure, including VPC, endpoints, PrivateLink, Terraform, and Amazon EKS.
• Experience with infrastructure networking, including Kubernetes ingress, load balancers, and VPC networking.
• Understanding of data infrastructure and Trino/Spark system configuration.
• Strong SQL and distributed engine knowledge.
• Python and notebook data stack experience, such as pandas and Ibis.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and an interest in building systems that accelerate team productivity.

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday.
• The role is based at the Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California, unless otherwise noted.