Roblox

Technology

PrincipalSecuritySoftwareEngineer

$385–443k San Mateo, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Principal candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Security Software Engineer at Roblox. Skills: Security Software Engineering, Policy as Code, Authentication Protocols. Build identity and access systems. Design integrations across IAM ecosystem”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Debug complex authentication and authorization issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of relevant professional experience combining SWE and security, Deep understanding of Human and Machine Identity and Authentication protocols, Experience with one or more policy-as-code or authorization frameworks, Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language, Proficiency with security-relevant system design, Experience in Threat modeling for authentication and authorization systems, Understanding of Zero trust architecture and least-privilege access patterns

Nice to Have

Support future H-1B sponsorship

What You'll Do.

Build identity and access systems

Design integrations across IAM ecosystem

Implement integrations across IAM ecosystem

Own integrations across IAM ecosystem

Lead security automation

Develop production-quality tools

Develop services for security policy enforcement

Replace manual workflows

Surface actionable security signals

Drive secure-by-design implementations

Embed security controls into enterprise systems

Embed security controls into developer workflows

Evaluate vendor platforms

Extend vendor platforms

Build custom integrations for vendor platforms

Build connectors for vendor platforms

Build automation layers for vendor platforms

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with security professionals; Work cross-functionally; Partner with Corporate Engineering; Partner with DevOps; Partner with Product teams; Work with direct team; Work with cross-functional partners

Full Job Description

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. As a Principal Security Software Engineer in the Enterprise Security team, you will advance Roblox's Enterprise Security strategy by building the systems and integrations that protect Roblox's corporate infrastructure. Where traditional security engineers evaluate and deploy vendor solutions, you will design and build production-grade security software - Identity and Access governance, policy enforcement engines, and security integrations that scale with Roblox's business. You'll partner with security professionals across InfoSec and work cross-functionally with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to drive security initiatives. You will: Build identity and access systems: Design, implement, and own integrations across Roblox's IAM ecosystem, including SSO federation, SCIM provisioning/deprovisioning pipelines, OAuth 2.0 authorization servers, and token lifecycle management. Lead security automation: Develop production-quality tools and services that enforce security policies at scale, replace manual workflows, and surface actionable signals Drive secure-by-design implementations: Partner with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, and product teams to embed security controls into enterprise system

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