Principal Security Software Engineer, Enterprise IAM

<div class=&quot;content-intro&quot;><p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>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.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>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.</span><strong> </strong><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;>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.</span></p></div><p><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>As a Principal Security Software Engineer in the Enterprise Security team, you will advance Robloxs Enterprise Security strategy by&nbsp;building the systems and integrations that protect Robloxs 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 Robloxs business.</span></p>

<p><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Youll partner with security professionals across InfoSec and work cross-functionally with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to drive security initiatives.</span></p>

<h2><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>You will:</strong></span></h2>

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<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Build identity and access systems</strong>: Design, implement, and own integrations across Robloxs IAM ecosystem, including SSO federation, SCIM provisioning/deprovisioning pipelines, OAuth 2.0 authorization servers, and token lifecycle management for both human and non-human identities.</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Own authorization at scale:</strong> Build fine-grained authorization services and policy models that make least privilege and separation of duties the default across enterprise systems.</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Lead identity for agentic AI:</strong> Define and build how AI agents authenticate and are authorized at Roblox, including agent identity issuance, authorization for MCP servers and tool access, delegated and on-behalf-of access, scoped credentials, and short-lived token flows with auditable guardrails..</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Drive secure-by-design implementations:</strong> Partner with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, and product teams to embed identity and authorization controls into enterprise systems, developer workflows, and AI tooling, extending vendor platforms with custom integrations where needed.</span></li>

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<h3><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>You have:</strong></span></h3>

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<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Deep understanding of Human and Machine Identity and Authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0, SCIM 2.0, SAML 2.0, Transaction tokens, <em>FIDO2/WebAuthn and Passkeys, </em>SPIFFE/SPIRE</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Experience with one or more policy-as-code or authorization frameworks (OPA/Rego, Cedar, Zanzibar/ReBAC)</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language: Python, Go, Rust&nbsp;</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Proficiency with security-relevant system design: session management, audit logging, rate limiting, secret storage</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Experience in Threat modeling for authentication and authorization systems</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>Understanding of Zero trust architecture and least-privilege access patterns</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;>10+ years of relevant professional experience combining SWE and security</span></li>

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<h3><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>You are:</strong></span></h3>

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<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Engineer First</strong>: You approach problems with code and systems thinking, building reliable security platforms that engineering teams can depend on</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Protocol Fluent</strong>: You have hands-on experience implementing identity standards and can navigate RFC-level details to debug complex authentication and authorization issues.</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Collaborative</strong>: You love working with your direct team and cross-functional partners across engineering, DevOps, and business teams to deliver security outcomes without slowing them down.</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Strategic Thinker</strong>: You define clear technical requirements and assess commercial solutions to inform build vs. buy decisions, balancing security rigor with engineering pragmatism.</span></li>

<li style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;><strong>Comfortable with Ambiguity</strong>: You gather data, navigate complex situations, and make sound technical decisions even when facing incomplete information or unclear requirements.</span></li>

</ul><div class=&quot;content-pay-transparency&quot;><div class=&quot;pay-input&quot;><div class=&quot;description&quot;><p>For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below

The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand

Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future

All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on <strong><a href=&quot;https://careers.roblox.com/total-rewards&quot;>this page</a></strong>.</p></div><div class=&quot;title&quot;>Annual Salary Range</div><div class=&quot;pay-range&quot;><span>$385,050</span><span class=&quot;divider&quot;>&mdash;</span><span>$443,200 USD</span></div></div></div><div class=&quot;content-conclusion&quot;><p>Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).</p>

<p>Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws

Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.</p>

<p>For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.</p></div>