Software Engineer, Data Access
Overview:
In this role, you will contribute to Roblox's Data Access team by shaping EaaS, the platform powering large-scale OLTP access for hundreds of services. You'll work on building reliable, high-performance infrastructure that hides database complexity behind a productive developer experience. You will analyze real production traffic to improve reliability and scalability, and partner with cross-functional teams to solve critical infrastructure challenges. This position offers the chance to impact Roblox-wide scale and safety through thoughtful design and execution. Compensation / Benefitsbase salary range: $153,120—$196,750 USDequity compensationbenefits described on the benefits pageremote or on-site work optionsopportunities for growth and impact
Responsibilities:
- Build and evolve EaaS, the managed OLTP access platform for tens of millions of QPS across services
- Design infrastructure that abstracts distributed databases and caching behind a safe, productive developer experience
- Improve reliability, scalability, and performance of distributed systems (flow control, workload isolation, governance, caching)
- Lead end-to-end technical execution, rollout, operations, and incident response for mission-critical systems
- Analyze production traffic patterns and failure modes to boost reliability and scalability under growing workloads
- Enhance platform safety, observability, deployment reliability, and operational excellence
- Collaborate with multiple teams to tackle scalability and reliability challenges for critical workloads
Key requirements:
- 1+ years of experience building large-scale backend or infrastructure systems
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C#, C++, Go, Python or similar)
- Curiosity and passion for solving open-ended problems
- Strong teamwork and ability to collaborate across functions
- Long-term mindset and willingness to drive long-term system improvementscuriosityteamworkcross-functional collaborationlarge-scale backend systemshigh-QPS, low-latency designinfrastructure or performance-critical backend systems