# Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge Network at Roblox

- Company: Roblox
- What the company does: Roblox is a global platform where millions of people gather together every day to imagine, create, and share experiences with each other in immersive, user-generated 3D worlds. Backed by Greylock, a16z and Index.
- Company website: https://about.roblox.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Ashburn, Virginia, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-25
- Apply: https://careers.roblox.com/jobs/8192327?gh_jid=8192327
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/roblox-principal-network-engineer-backbone-edge-network/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of work experience responsible for designing, deploying and operating large-scale networks
- 5+ years of work experience designing and managing large scale Backbone and Edge Networks
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE,)
- Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS) and experience with IPv4 and IPv6
- Experience working in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on experience with networking hardware
- Experience in at least one programming language like Python, Go, C/C++ is a plus

Tags: Software Engineering