Full Job Description
Roblox runs a global scale network with a number of data centers and public clouds to provide services to millions of users, and creates a broad threat landscape. As a Principal Security Software Engineer on the Network Security pod, you will help shape and implement our network security strategy and controls. You9ll have a big impact while collaborating with security and cross-functional teams to secure our networks, protect our services and platforms.
In this role, you9ll work closely with other people in the Information Security (InfoSec) team as well as partner with multiple Roblox infrastructure engineering teams.
You will
3 Identify security vulnerabilities & gaps in our network infrastructure, propose solutions and drive engineering effort for implementation, partner with our infrastructure teams on improvements.
3 Design, develop, and optimize novel solutions & systems using your software engineering skills and system thinking, to protect Roblox9s networks from external threats and internal risks.
3 Provide design reviews & guidelines from network security perspective for Roblox9s tools, services, and platforms.
You have
3 8+ years: of relevant professional experience.
3 Programming Proficiency: Able to write high-performance code for large scale distributed services with at least one programming language such as Golang or C++, and you are eager to learn new languages and technologies.
3 Hands-on experience: Designing and building production level services in fields of networking and security, such as L4/L7 network proxies, load balancers, IDS/IPS, firewalls, etc.
3 In-depth knowledge of: Network routings and protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, etc.), attack vectors, techniques, and remediations.
3 Experience with: advanced packet processing technologies and frameworks, such as DPDK, eBPF, is a big plus.
You are
3 Collaborative: You love working with your direct team and cross-functional partners.
3 A Self-driving Software Engineer: You9re well-versed in the depths of networks or security, with hands-on experience in building high performance and reliable systems.
3 Comfortable with ambiguity: You can gather data and make informed decisions when there is no clear answer.
3 Eager to solve hard problems: You challenge the status quo when it no longer makes sense, and don9t shy away from big challenges.
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 this page.
Annual Salary Range
$326,060-$385,050 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
