Senior Software Engineer, Marketplace Foundation

Roblox is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for their Avatar Marketplace team to build and scale systems supporting their virtual item marketplace used by millions of daily active users. The role focuses on building frameworks and services that control the Roblox economy's supply and demand, helping content creators become successful sellers.

The Marketplace Foundation team is responsible for developing reliable and scalable solutions for critical systems supporting both creators and users. They work on evolving core concepts like Bundles, Limiteds, and Price Optimization to support future use cases while helping creators improve their earnings and scaling Roblox's economy.

This is a unique opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems that directly impact millions of users and creators. The role combines technical challenges of building highly scalable systems with the business impact of supporting a thriving virtual economy. You'll be working in a hybrid environment (in-office Tuesday-Thursday) at their San Mateo headquarters, with competitive compensation ($192,890 - $238,520) and comprehensive benefits.

The ideal candidate will bring strong distributed systems expertise, experience with modern cloud technologies, and the ability to mentor others. You'll be part of shaping the future of digital interaction while solving unique technical challenges at scale. This role offers the chance to work on systems that need to maintain 10x scalability headroom while improving efficiency and fault tolerance.