Senior Software Engineer, Marketplace Foundation

Deep East Texas Council of Governments
San Francisco, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

San Francisco, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Big Data
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Cloud Computing
Code Review
Concurrency Controls
Distributed Data Store
Distributed Systems
Fault Tolerance
Hadoop
Monitoring of Systems
Python
MongoDB
Performance Tuning
Queueing Systems
Prometheus
Software Engineering
System Programming
Workflow Management Systems
Datadog
Grafana
Spark
Backend
Containerization
Integration Tests
Kubernetes
Cassandra
Kafka
Roblox
Terraform
Marketplace
Docker
ELK
Microservices

Job description

  • As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Avatar Marketplace team, you will be building an international marketplace for millions of virtual items that users acquire to customize their avatars and identities on the Roblox platform. You will design, implement, and operate the frameworks and services you and the team build that help control the supply and demand of the Roblox economy
  • The team is responsible for building systems that will help content creators become more successful sellers. With millions of users, we are looking for an experienced engineer who is passionate about designing and building scalable systems for both sides of the marketplace. The Marketplace Foundation team's focus is to provide reliable and scalable solutions for critical systems supporting both Avatar Marketplace creators and users
  • We aim to invent new and evolve existing core concepts to support new and future use cases in a holistic manner, such as Bundles, Limiteds, and Price Optimization. We help the creators to improve their earning while scaling Roblox's economy
  • The team is also responsible for ensuring 10x scalability headroom on critical Marketplace systems, improving the efficiency, enhancing fault tolerance and decreasing the number and time to resolution of production customer support tickets related to these systems
  • Design and architect scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems, including microservices, message queuing systems, distributed databases, and cloud-based solutions
  • Implement high-quality and dependable code with thorough unit and integration tests
  • Develop Back End systems to ensure the seamless and efficient operation of our services
  • Troubleshoot and resolve intricate technical issues within distributed systems
  • Optimize system performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, research scientists, and other engineering teams
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering continuous learning and professional development
  • Actively participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical design sessions
  • Establish and advocate for best practices throughout the software development lifecycle

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant focus on distributed systems
  • A deep understanding of core distributed systems concepts, including the CAP theorem, consistency models, concurrency control, fault tolerance, and consensus algorithms (Paxos, Raft, PBFT)
  • Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages such as C#, Go, Rust, Java, C+, or Python
  • Strong practical experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm)
  • Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka, and distributed databases like Cassandra and MongoDB
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, and the ELK stack
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex challenges
  • Experience defining technical vision and providing technical leadership
  • A willingness to embrace new technologies and a passion for continuous learning

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