Principal Software Engineer, Virtual Economy Optimization

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Virtual Economy Products team, you will help drive a healthy and ever-growing creator economy at Roblox. Our team handles the platform and infrastructure that supports in-game monetization systems within Roblox. Our products enable creators to sell virtual goods within their experience, handling millions of daily transactions. Our goal is to empower our creators and help them optimize their monetization strategy via our platform.

You Will:

• Lead projects with the highest economic impact and visibility.
• Work cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and designers to define requirements and roadmap.
• Drive engineering vision for highly scalable and innovative solutions.
• Develop innovative systems for our creators to optimize their revenue within Roblox.
• Help recruit future talent for the team.

You Have:

• 9+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available, large-scale user-facing systems
• 3+ years of experience leading large & complex projects
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Bonus: Experience working in the gaming industry or monetization platforms.

You Are:

• A Technical Leader: You have initiated and facilitated complicated technical solutions. You can make tradeoffs between short and long-term goals and build consensus with collaborators.
• Product Oriented: You have a proven record of understanding and bridging the gap between product and engineering. You take a creative and strategic approach to solving complex problems.
• Result Oriented: You identify ways to improve your and the team’s efficiency. You understand the need to move fast while making the right trade-offs.
• Team Oriented: You can work well as part of a team and know how to collaborate with all participants to develop the best solutions. You lift your peers and find ways to make the team stronger.
• A Cross-functional Wizard: You work well with cross-functional peers, communicate effectively and can drive projects forward delivery, even in the face of adversity.