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Senior Software Engineer - Marketplace Foundation

Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
49 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 Backend Engineer on the Avatar Marketplace team at Roblox, you will design and implement scalable systems for an international marketplace of virtual items. Your role involves building frameworks that manage supply and demand in the Roblox economy, enhancing the experience for both content creators and users. You will also troubleshoot complex issues, optimize system performance, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • 4+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant focus on distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of core distributed systems concepts, including the CAP theorem, consistency models, concurrency control, fault tolerance, and consensus algorithms
  • Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C++, or Python
  • Strong practical experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm)
  • Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka, and distributed databases like Cassandra and MongoDB
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, and the ELK stack

What you get

  • Equity compensation
  • Benefits as described in the posting

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the onsite schedule
  • Salary range provided but may vary based on various factors
  • No details on specific benefits beyond equity compensation and a general mention of benefits

Summarised from Roblox's posting. Read the full original.

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

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