Principal Engineer, Account Authentication

$283,780 - $331,640/Yr

Roblox - Belmont, CA

Full-time - Senior

Belmont, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Principal Software Engineer on Roblox's Account Authentication team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the security and usability of Roblox accounts. This position involves collaborating with various teams to address strategic challenges and develop innovative solutions that ensure a seamless and secure experience for users across multiple platforms. You will lead a team of engineers in implementing and maintaining user-facing authentication and security features, making a significant impact on the safety of the Roblox community.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-organizationally with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and management at all levels.
• Decompose strategic problems facing the Roblox community into smaller, more tractable problems.
• Craft creative, unconventional technical solutions that will improve the usability, security, and scalability of Roblox accounts.
• Provide technical leadership to an immediate working group of 12 ICs, helping them to implement, test, experiment and maintain strategic user-facing authentication and account security features.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience developing user-facing products.
• Experience landing high-profile features on a cross-platform project.
• Experience developing authentication or security features on thick client development for web, consoles, iOS, or Android.
• Proficiency with one of Lua, C+, Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, or Swift.
• Experience with internal cross-functional product/customer support.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with machine learning and automation in security contexts.
• Familiarity with AI-powered text filters and detection workflows.

Benefits

• Industry-leading compensation package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Free catered lunches five times a week
• Unlimited snacks in fully stocked kitchens
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass