Roblox
Software Engineer, Account Security
San Mateo, CA, United States · Mid · Full-time
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$10,979 more — $193,149 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,149 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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Green-card follow-through: 79%
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About the role
- Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device.
- Past examples of work include work to model post-login suspicion, cryptographically bind user credentials to devices, malware detection, and work to detect and prevent asset laundering that typically is used to monetize ATOs.
- For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Own the design, implementation and landing of features to prevent, detect and mitigate account takeovers.
- Collaborate cross-organizationally with partner teams in InfoSec, Economy, User, and the broader Roblox Safety org.
- Instrument and analyze user interaction data (A/B tests, usage metrics) to inform design decisions and maximize product impact.
- Own implementation end to end across the stack, contributing in GoLang, Python, Typescript and Lua as projects require, using AI tools wherever possible.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Product stakeholders to define requirements and deliver technical solutions.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering/Computer Science
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as GoLang, Python, C#, and Javascript.
Compensation
- $182,170 - $227,370 USD
Company info
- We are an outcome oriented team that has the tremendous latitude to make changes across the Roblox technical stack to secure accounts.
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from Roblox's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.