Engineering Manager - Application Security

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.

Who We Are: 

Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

What You’ll Do:

Join Roblox as a Manager of Application Security and lead a team dedicated to improving the security of our web applications, services, payment systems, and mobile apps. With a user base of over 50 million daily active users, you will coordinate security reviews, threat modeling, and code reviews. Additionally, you will integrate security frameworks into CI/CD pipelines to enhance the security of our implementations.

You will collaborate with a dedicated team of application security engineers and work with the Senior Manager of Application Security. In this role, you will work closely with InfoSec teams and collaborate with various Roblox business units.

This role is based at our San Mateo headquarters and follows a hybrid model, requiring three days per week in the office.

You Have: 

• 6+ years of experience in the Information Security domain.
• 4+ years of experience in people management.
• Expertise in the Application Security domain, with additional experience in other security domains such as Network Security, Cloud Security, Microservices, and Container Security, is a plus..
• Demonstrable experience in leading team-level objectives from inception through implementation.
• Proficient in collaborating with teams from various functions to achieve shared goals and objectives.
• Solid understanding of common application security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and secure coding practices.
• Bacheler's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience

You Will:

• Manage the security review intake process and ensure adequate security reviews are conducted.
• Support leading the vision and strategy for securing Roblox's software development life cycle.
• Develop team growth by recruiting, retaining, and developing dedicated engineers.
• Lead an extraordinary team of Application Security and Security Software Engineers.
• Mentor and support team members, encouraging their professional growth and success.
• Guide the application security team in their day-to-day operations, projects, and career development.
• Drive cross-functional security initiatives and projects to improve security implementations across Roblox.
• Support the adoption of the Secure Development Life Cycle within engineering teams and help in integrating and building security tooling into CI/CD pipelines.

This is a Hybrid role, and requires 3 days per week in our San Mateo HQ.

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.

Annual Salary Range$283,780—$331,640 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love: 

• Industry-leading compensation package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
• Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
• At Roblox HQ: 
• Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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 for all candidates during the interview process.