Senior Software Engineer, Safety Foundation
About The Position
The Senior Software Engineer on Roblox’s Safety Foundation team will architect, implement, and grow the systems that enable moderation of content and interactions across Roblox. Safety Foundation provides infrastructure used by safety teams throughout the platform. The team is scaling its systems to handle significantly more traffic while controlling costs, rebuilding the platform to support AI- and ML-driven workflows with security and auditability, and improving the developer experience so teams can integrate safety capabilities more quickly. The position contributes to the architecture and development of the Safety Platform and its developer experience layer, owns projects from concept through deployment, and works with Trust & Safety ML, User Safety, Safety Operations, and product teams to turn platform needs into durable infrastructure. The role reports to the Engineering Manager of the Safety Foundation team.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience building and operating backend services and/or distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Go or a similar compiled language; Go is strongly preferred.
- A BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Versatility across languages and technologies, resourcefulness, and a creative and strategic approach to problem-solving.
- Ability and enthusiasm to investigate large, ambiguous problems and quantify problems and solutions.
- A user-oriented approach that considers the needs of Roblox users and internal engineers.
- A team-oriented approach, including supporting peers and strengthening the team.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with or strong interest in building developer platforms.
- Experience with CQRS, Event Sourcing, or NoSQL technologies such as Cassandra or DynamoDB.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the architecture and development of the Safety Platform.
- Help design and build a developer experience layer that enables product teams to integrate safety capabilities in hours rather than months.
- Own projects from concept to deployment, ensuring quality, reliability, and scalability.
- Partner with Trust & Safety ML, User Safety, Safety Operations, and product teams to translate platform needs into durable infrastructure.
Benefits
- Equity compensation for full-time employees.
- Benefits as described on the company benefits page.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
