Senior Software Engineer - Storage

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As a Senior Software Engineer for Cache/Queue/Object Store team within infra storage org, you'll be innovating & running large scale distributed systems in-house in order to meet Roblox's ever increasing challenges on Caching, Queue and Object Storage business needs.
You will: Improve & scale our large distributed 24x7 services and deliver features with urgency, cost efficiency, 4+ 9s availability and elastic scalability Have a leading role in designing, implementing and running our internal Infra-as-a-Service offerings on top of a container orchestrator platform Design and build frameworks/tools to automate development, testing, cluster management and monitoring of mission critical services Collaborate with partner teams, producing project work plans, measurable metrics, delivery milestones , rollout plan, oncall alerts and runbooks while leveraging existing technology stack Give a high level of attention to create high quality & reusable code , keep development continuously without compromising site reliability Work with stakeholders to influence the strategy for the next generation of product features and system capabilities, identifying the best practical way to deliver impactful functionalities Improve SLA of the offering services and end-end rollout time of our suite of software solutions You have: Strong experience in designing, delivering & operating large-scale distributed systems handling billions of real-time requests per second.
Deep domain knowledge in one or more following technologies: Redis, Apache Kafka, Ceph, or other similar Caching, Messaging or Object storage technologies Strong experience & builder mindset to run large scale Active/Active distributed systems on top of container orchestrators like Kubernetes or Nomad and service discovery systems like Consul Strong experience with programming languages like Go, Java or C++ Strong scripting and test automation abilities Experience with telemetry stacks, like Grafana, Prometheus monitoring, AlertManager and Kibana BS degree (or equivalent professional experience) in Computer Science, with at least 5 years of hands on experience For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below.
The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand.
Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range.
This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.
Annual Salary Range $189,110—$233,840 USD You'll Love: Industry-leading compensation package Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage A rewarding 401k program Flexible vacation policy Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy Roblox Admin badge for your avatar At Roblox HQ: Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit Annual CalTrain Go Pass Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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