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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Roblox's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Roblox's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Roblox
- low 0 stale, 9 reposted of 234 open
- Hiring momentum
- 313 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Roblox's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Roblox.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Observability team at Roblox, you will be responsible for defining the vision and roadmap for observability infrastructure, ensuring its scalability and reliability. You will take ownership of existing systems, enhance them with new features, and architect next-generation infrastructures capable of handling vast amounts of data. Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with business partners to align on project execution.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Roblox as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of working experience in building, maintaining, and evolving large-scale distributed systems
- Understanding of components required to build modern, large-scale infrastructure
- Ownership of end-to-end availability and performance of critical services
- Passion for mentoring junior engineers
- BS in Computer Science or a related field
Nice to have
- Previous contributions to the Open Source Community
- Experience leveraging the latest AI technology for incident detection and mitigation
- Master's degree or higher
What you get
- Equity compensation
- Benefits as described in the posting
Worth weighing
- Hybrid role requiring in-office presence 3 days a week
- No specific salary listed, only a range provided
- Vague mention of potential salary changes in the future
- Limited visa sponsorship availability for candidates
Summarised from Roblox's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Roblox on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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