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Roblox

Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security

Roblox
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about 2 hours ago
San Mateo, CA, USA
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Base Salary

$326k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead company-wide security initiatives to address critical security challenges.
  • Build and nurture cross-company relationships to achieve security objectives.
  • Provide guidance on product security processes and standards.
  • Define and expand partnerships with key engineering teams across Roblox.
  • Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to develop security protocols.
  • Research and evaluate new technologies to enhance the company's security posture.
  • Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in systems and data.
  • Enable cross-functional teams to implement security solutions aligned with Trust-by-Design principles.
  • Contribute to security education and awareness programs.
  • Shape strategies to automate and scale application and product security efforts.
  • Design and secure autonomous agentic workflows.
  • Test application code following the OWASP Testing Methodology.
  • Mentor and guide other security engineers.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity with a focus on application security.
  • Expertise in explaining complex security challenges to technical and non-technical leadership.
  • Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence principal engineers.
  • Experience in software and infrastructure architecture with a focus on security.
  • Extensive experience with common code and network vulnerabilities.
  • Background in writing code in at least one programming language and a scripting language.
  • Applied knowledge of cryptography, PKI, TLS, and practical implementations.
  • Experience with threat modeling and Secure Software Development Life Cycles.
  • Experience operationalizing security best practices in large-scale internet environments.
  • Familiarity with network and server hardware, as well as Linux and Windows security.
  • Familiarity with secure deployment patterns for AI agents.
  • Familiarity with enabling safe AI adoption at scale.

Tech Stack

BashC#GoLinuxPythonWindows

Categories

Security