Engineering Manager, Roblox
Account Security
$295.3-345k
+ Eligible for equity compensation
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Posted today
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
$295.3-345k
+ Eligible for equity compensation
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in account security, identity, or fraud detection, or abuse detection. The person selected with this role needs to have a good sense of what good looks like with respect to detecting and mitigating account takeover
- A track record of leading teams as they land security or abuse fighting features from inception, to prioritization, to alignment, to implementation and finally launch
- Experience in people leadership. You have led (and grown) high-performing engineering teams
What the job involves
- The Account Security (AccSec) pod sits within the Accounts team (part of the broader Safety organization) and is at the heart of building a safe and civil platform for users of all ages. Account Security is especially challenging at Roblox because it is open to all ages
- As the EM of AccSec pod (7+ ICs) you will work closely with peers throughout Roblox and the creator community to reduce the impact of account takeover (i.e. compromise) for Roblox players, creators, and the broader community
- This is a role that requires entrepreneurship. We are looking for the EM of the AccSec pod to, in collaboration with product partners, to formulate a strategy for how to reduce ATO, reduce the impact of any remaining ATO and build community trust in the security of their accounts
- Examples of past and current efforts include:
- Cryptographically binding user secrets to hardware backed secrets
- Detecting client side tampering by Browser extensions
- Integration with Passkeys
- Post-login modeling for ATO detection
- Reducing incentives for bad actors by making assets more recoverable
- While this is a security team that focuses heavily on product and infrastructure changes to improve security, we also consult on privacy and security reviews where relevant to Account Security
- Be entrepreneurial. The EM for AccSec will create (and present) Roblox’s ongoing Account Security strategy and define the roadmap for achieving that strategy (in collaboration with data science and product partners)
- Exhibit technical depth. While your primary focus as an EM is mentoring and growing your engineers, it is expected that you will remain technically authoritative. We expect our engineering managers to be comfortable contributing code, leading rigorous architectural reviews, and diving deep into complex system challenges alongside your team
- Experiment. We try to be data informed and be intentional about when we make decisions in the absence of data
- Scale your impact. We have millions of concurrent players on the platform and 100M+ monthly active accounts. Some have millions of dollars worth of value on the platform. All need to be secured
Our take
Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Baszucki
(Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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