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full-timeSenior Software Engineer, ML Infra - Asset Safety
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
Roblox operates a platform where millions of users create, share, and explore user‑generated 3D experiences. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Asset Safety team, you would lead the design and implementation of machine‑learning‑driven moderation systems that scan images, video, 3D models and code for problematic content at platform scale. Day‑to‑day work includes architecting scalable, event‑based pipelines using technologies such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, building low‑latency microservices, setting up CI/CD pipelines, adding observability and reliability measures, and ensuring security and compliance standards are met. You would also collaborate with product, data science and moderation operations groups, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the technical roadmap for safety infrastructure. The role suits engineers with strong backend expertise in large‑scale distributed systems, hands‑on experience with ML infrastructure and multi‑modal computer vision, and a track record of technical leadership and cross‑functional partnership.
Education
- Level: Bachelor's degree
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5-5 years experienceAbout the Role Senior Software Engineer on the Asset Safety team building resilient, highly scalable ML-based safety moderation systems for user-generated assets. Responsibilities Architect, build, and optimize end-to-end ML-based safety moderation systems using scalable distributed architectures and event-driven asynchronous workflows. Deliver production‑grade AI‑driven safety products from ideation to deployment, collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders. Drive technical roadmap decisions, implement observability, reliability, security, compliance, testing, and CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineering team members. Partner with Moderation Operations, Product Management, Data Science, and partner engineering teams to deliver cohesive safety solutions. Requirements 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and deploying large‑scale ML infrastructure and distributed production systems. Deep backend engineering expertise in high‑capacity microservices, advanced distributed architecture, scalable data storage, and event‑driven asynchronous processing. Experience with streaming and messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink. Hands‑on experience with computer vision, multi‑modal architectures spanning image, audio, video, and 3D content, and fine‑tuning Vision‑Language Models. Proven technical leadership, end‑to‑end testing, CI/CD pipelines, security compliance, and system observability.
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| Role | Senior Software Engineer, ML Infra - Asset Safety |
|---|---|
| Company | Roblox |
| Location | San Mateo, CA, United States |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-01 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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