Senior Software Engineer - Machine Bootstrap

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Senior Software Engineer - Machine Bootstrap in USA new

Roblox
Full time
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USA
09/11/2026
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San Mateo, CA

Responsibilities

Lead the Machine Bootstrap pod in building and evolving provisioning and fleet-management systems at massive scale.
Deliver fleet-wide BIOS updates, firmware updates, and configuration changes to hundreds of thousands of machines through MAPI.
Improve provisioning performance so machines can be fully rebuilt within minutes.
Evaluate and integrate GPU servers, AI accelerators, and other hardware platforms into the provisioning pipeline.
Collaborate with Compute, Networking, and Cloud teams across the machine lifecycle from rack-and-stack through production.
Build high-performance automation and developer-friendly APIs that reduce operational toil.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience with strong expertise in distributed systems and infrastructure.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent field.
Strong proficiency in Go, C, C++, Rust, or another system-level programming language.
Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems used by other engineering teams.
Interest in modern server hardware, including GPU servers, AI accelerators, and cloud infrastructure.
Familiarity with PXE/iPXE, DHCP, BMC/IPMI/Redfish, and OS imaging is preferred; deep low-level systems experience is a bonus but not required.
Demonstrated experience building high-performance automation at fleet scale and reducing toil through developer-friendly APIs.

Benefits

Annual base salary range of $196,750–$243,290 USD for roles based at Roblox headquarters in San Mateo, California.
Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
Office-based roles are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence Monday and Friday unless otherwise noted.

Salary: $197k - $243k/yr

Roblox

Roblox's vision is to reimagine the way people come together. Our mission is to connect a billion people with optimism and civility. What is Roblox? Roblox is a platform where people come together virtually to share experiences. Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to ...

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