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# Principal Software Engineer for Virtual Economy Platform

- **Company:** Roblox
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $293,800.0 - $343,340.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Backend, Information Technology, Roblox
- **Published:** July 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/427a032b-2681-444d-b9a2-8f2b0eacac92

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience developing and supporting highly available and large-scale backend systems in production.
 * 3+ years of experience leading large projects with 5+ engineers.
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical field.
 * [Preferred] Experience in consumer-facing products
 * [Preferred] Experience working in monetization platforms, fintech or gaming industry.

## Description

As a Principal Software Engineer for Virtual Economy Platform, you will be responsible for improving and scaling Roblox core monetization systems. You will report to Virtual Economy's Senior Engineering Manager.

The scope of Economy's team includes the several Purchasing, Pricing and Payout systems. Those systems enable developers to monetize their games on Roblox, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per year, while processing billions of transactions.

The ideal candidate is someone with extensive experience in backend distributed systems, capable of working independently, advising on multiple projects in parallel and defining technical direction for the team.


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