Roblox is seeking to evolve and operate its in-house, large-scale distributed queue system based on Apache Kafka to support its ever-increasing need for high-performance queue business capabilities, handling tens of trillions of events daily.
Requirements
- Proven experience in designing, delivering, and operating large-scale distributed systems that manage billions of real-time requests per second
- Deep expertise in one or more messaging technologies, such as Apache Kafka or similar systems
- A builder's mindset and experience running large-scale Active/Active distributed systems leveraging container orchestrators (e.g., Kubernetes or Nomad) and service discovery systems (e.g., Consul)
- Proficiency in programming languages like Go, Java, or C++
Responsibilities
- Lead the advancement and massive scaling of our 24x7 distributed queue service.
- Play a leading role in the design, implementation, and operation of our internal Infra-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings built on top of a container orchestration platform
- Design and build robust frameworks and tools to automate the development, testing, cluster management, and monitoring of our mission-critical services
- Drive improvements to the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for our offerings and reduce the end-to-end rollout time for our suite of software solutions
Other
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with at least 3 years of hands-on working experience
- Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted)
- Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
