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Senior Software Engineer, Application Gateway

Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Roblox's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Roblox's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Roblox
high
200 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
2026-10-08

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 Service Mesh team at Roblox, you will design and build the service mesh infrastructure that enables communication across hybrid Kubernetes and Nomad environments. Your role will involve integrating service mesh technologies, managing traffic policies, and troubleshooting complex issues while mentoring junior engineers. You will also collaborate with internal teams to enhance connectivity and support the strategic initiative of Cloud Bursting.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 3+ years of experience in distributed systems
  • Strong expertise in service mesh technologies (Istio, Envoy, Consul, or Linkerd)
  • Knowledge of service mesh concepts: traffic management, service discovery, mTLS, observability, and routing policies
  • Experience running Kubernetes in production
  • Familiarity with the K8s networking model
  • Comfortable working with Envoy proxy internals, xDS APIs, and control plane architectures

What you get

  • Equity compensation
  • Benefits as described in the posting

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility outside of the specified onsite days
  • Salary range provided but may vary based on various factors
  • Potential limitations on visa sponsorship for candidates

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Listed by Roblox on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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