Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
The Finance Data Engineering team is building the future of our financial data infrastructure. We're seeking an experienced and driven Data Engineer to play a key role in designing, developing, and automating a robust, scalable, and SOX-compliant data platform. In this highly impactful role, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team, lead critical projects, and build innovative solutions that empower Roblox's finance organization. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant contribution at a leading tech company and report to the Manager of Finance.
You Will:
- Design, develop, and maintain efficient and scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform data for various finance use cases (e.g., financial reporting, forecasting)
- Ensure data quality throughout the pipeline by implementing validation checks, anomaly detection, and reconciliation processes to guarantee data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Identify opportunities to improve internal finance processes by automating manual tasks, streamlining workflows, and optimizing data delivery mechanisms.
- Design and implement efficient data storage strategies within Amazon Redshift, considering factors such as data volume, access patterns, and performance requirements.
- Develop and implement automation solutions using scripting languages, workflow orchestration tools (Airflow), and other relevant technologies.
- Handle diverse data sources, including structured (databases), unstructured (text documents, emails), and real-time data streams from APIs.
- Collaborate closely with software engineers, data engineers, business analysts, and finance leadership to gather data requirements, understand business needs, and translate them into technical solutions.
You Have:
- 8+ years of industry experience in data modeling, data analysis, building data pipelines and data visualization.
- Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration techniques.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Experience with AWS Redshift infrastructure, including cluster management, performance tuning, and security.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Shell scripting for data automation.
- Experience with at least one major cloud's suite of offerings (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Nice to have - experience with Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, Hive, Spark, etc.).
You Are:
- Innovative: You proactively identify emerging risks and execute on out of the box ideas to achieve goals.
- Analytical: Excited to investigate large, ambiguous problems, and measure the problems and the solutions.
- Proactive Problem Solver: You anticipate potential problems and take proactive and decisive action to solve them.
- Team-oriented: You lift up your peers and find ways to make the team stronger.
Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
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. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.
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What We Do
Roblox is an immersive gaming and creation platform that offers people millions of ways to be together, inviting its community to explore, create and share endless unique experiences. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together — in a world that's safe, civil, and optimistic. To achieve this vision, we are building an innovative company that, together with the Roblox community, has the ability to strengthen our social fabric and support economic growth for people around the world.
Why Work With Us
Every day, Roblox employees tackle complex questions and drive incredible innovation. Join us in building the future of human connection and communication.
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