Shounak Datta
Software Engineer II at Roblox
Waterloo, Ontario, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShounak Datta is a software engineer with eight years of experience focused on secure, production-grade systems and identity-aware infrastructure. Currently at Roblox, he leads Identity-Aware Proxy and ABAC initiatives, architecting high-availability SAML SSO proxies with a 99.99% SLA and enabling zero-downtime policy updates for SSH/RDP access. He has driven zero-trust deployments, vendor evaluations over $500K, and served as primary on-call for PKI, issuing and renewing dozens of certificates to maintain service reliability. A Waterloo-trained computer engineer exploring network security at Stanford and SANS, he blends backend engineering with hands-on security operations and mentoring of new graduates. Notably, his background includes competitive design engineering—leading a first-place F1 in Schools team—reflecting a practical, results-oriented approach to complex technical challenges.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Network Security, Network Security at Stanford UniversitySANS Technology InstituteBachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (27)
nextjs10
mdx10
tailwindcss10
react10
vercel9
typescript9
react-native-expo8
readline7
cli-application6
golang5
js5
go5
css5
electron4
cross-platform4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
shounakdatta/PriceTracker-API
Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
The NodeJS backend for an app that handles price fetching for products on online stores such as Amazon and Walmart. Geared for consumers, this app allows users to identify when the product is actually on sale, not when the seller tells you it is.
Contributions:2 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
backendnodejs
shounakdatta/saptarshi-web
Mar 2024 - Jun 2025
✨ My portfolio built with Next.js, Tailwind, and Vercel.
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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