Principal Client Platform Engineer

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional office presence on Monday and Friday

Salary: $230,980–$267,390 USD annual base pay, plus equity and benefits

Company

Roblox builds tools and platforms for creating and experiencing 3D immersive digital experiences.

What you will do

• Define the long-term architecture and security strategy for a global endpoint fleet across macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and ChromeOS.
• Improve deployment pipelines for automated patching, operating system upgrades, and certificate lifecycle management.
• Design endpoint hardening and automated remediation workflows with InfoSec, using tools such as CrowdStrike and Kolide.
• Design and scale internally owned systems in a hybrid environment and lead initiatives from architecture through global deployment and operational maturity.
• Partner with Corporate Engineering, Security, Engineering, and People Ops to align technical roadmaps.
• Act as a senior escalation point for architectural failures and participate in the on-call rotation for critical availability and security incidents.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in endpoint engineering, systems architecture, or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience securing and managing global fleets of 5,000+ devices.
• Expertise with endpoint management platforms such as Jamf Pro, Workspace ONE, Google Endpoint Management, Fleet, or Microsoft Intune.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Bash, Go, or Ruby, focused on automation and systems integration.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, GitOps configuration management, IAM, Zero Trust architecture, PKI, certificate lifecycle management, and enterprise network security.
• Ability to work onsite in San Mateo, California, Tuesday through Thursday.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technical challenges at global scale in a product focused on shared digital experiences.
• Collaborate across engineering, security, corporate, and people operations functions.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction in an evolving environment.
• Use metrics and customer-focused feedback to improve security controls and the Builder experience.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.

Hiring process

• The role includes senior-level technical evaluation focused on architecture, endpoint security, automation, and systems integration.
• Candidates may be assessed on their ability to lead complex initiatives and influence cross-functional stakeholders.