Principal Software Engineer, Metrics Platform

Roblox is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for a metrics platform that enables teams to define, discover, and govern trusted metrics across analytics and data-processing systems. The role involves leading architecture and execution for a platform connecting metric definitions to materializations in Spark, Flink, OLAP systems, and feature platforms, while aligning teams around durable interfaces and semantics.

Candidates require 10+ years of experience building production-grade distributed systems, a record of setting technical direction across multiple teams, deep experience in data platforms and analytical systems, strong engineering skills in Java, Go, Scala, or Python, and excellent technical communication and influence. They should demonstrate extreme ownership and ability to define technical requirements in ambiguity.