[2027] Senior Software Engineer - Data Acquisition PhD Early Career
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
About this role
**About Roblox** Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences—built by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine how people come together, from anywhere in the world, on any device. **Team & Role** The **Data Intake** team owns the tooling that sources and processes the training data that Roblox’s future foundation models are built on. As an engineer on the team, you’ll help build a new service to: - Obtain diverse datasets from a wide variety of external sources - Process them into consistent formats - Store them in a reliable, easily accessible location for our models to leverage You’ll collaborate closely with teammates across the company in data labeling and machine learning to deliver the datasets our customers need. This is a great opportunity to be a **founding team member**, helping define the technical direction and long-term shape of the product area from the ground up. --- **You Will** - Help architect and deliver a high-performance analytics environment that serves thousands of queries daily - Design and scale robust data infrastructure for powering data retrieval and visualization - Ensure data systems are reliable, observable, privacy-compliant, and performant - Bridge the gap between data engineering, analytics, and infrastructure to deliver best-in-class, easy-to-use data tools - Build intelligent agentic automation to simplify and accelerate analytical workflows - Contribute to internal platforms and tools that abstract complexity, improve developer productivity, and accelerate innovation - Self-organize and take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle **You Have** - Possessing or pursuing a **PhD** in computer science, engineering, or a related field, with a thesis aligned to Roblox’s research areas - Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., **SQL, Python, or R**) - Proficiency in big data query/processing languages and tools such as **SQL, Hive, Spark, or Airflow** - Experience in developing production solutions is a plus - Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; enjoy building systems that enable and accelerate team productivity --- **Pay Transparency (HQ: San Mateo, CA)** - **Annual Salary Range:** **$196,750 — $243,290 USD** - Actual base pay depends on factors such as background, training, experience, location, business needs, and market demand. - Full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and benefits. **Work Location Note** Roles based in an office are **onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday** (with optional presence on Monday and Friday, unless otherwise noted). **Equal Opportunity** Roblox is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process. **US Work Authorization Note (US-based roles only)** The company may not be able to employ candidates for certain visa categories and may not be able to support future **H-1B sponsorship** at this time.
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