Senior Security Software Engineer - DevSecOps

As a Senior Security Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Management team, you will design, build, and maintain internal software products and automated capabilities that drive vulnerability awareness and remediation across Roblox's entire global tech stack. In this hands-on engineering role, you will build automated systems that make vulnerability detection, tracking, and resolution a seamless, first-class experience for engineering teams company-wide. Working with modern languages like Python, Go, Java, or C#, you will solve operational security challenges with software-driven automation, ensuring a safe platform for millions of global users.

Key Responsibilities

• Automated Security Tooling: Design, build, and scale internal software products, APIs, and automation tools to identify, surface, and track technical security vulnerabilities across Roblox's infrastructure and applications.
• Remediation User Experience: Develop intuitive tools and developer-facing features that make vulnerability remediation clear, actionable, and seamless for engineering teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to prioritize, triage, and mitigate security risks without slowing down development velocity.
• Operational Automation: Build software-based solutions to automate manual security operations, vulnerability scanning workflows, and tracking pipelines.
• Mentorship & Security Enablement: Mentor and guide junior software engineers in secure coding practices, vulnerability management methodologies, and software architecture.

Requirements

Security & Software Engineering Depth

• Experience Track: 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a dedicated focus on building security tools, vulnerability management systems, or SecOps platforms.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong proficiency in at least one core backend language (Python, Go, Java, or C#).
• Software-Driven Operations: Demonstrated track record of solving complex operational and security problems with custom software tools and automation.
• Security & Vulnerability Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of modern software vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, CVE classifications, dependency scanning, static/dynamic analysis tools).
• Collaborative Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex security risks and remediation paths to non-security engineers.

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Compensation & Equity: San Mateo base salary range ($216,680 – $269,170 USD) + competitive Roblox equity compensation.
• Healthcare & Wellbeing: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance packages for employees and eligible dependents.
• Onsite Perks & Campus: Modern San Mateo headquarters featuring daily catered meals, team events, and state-of-the-art technical setups.
• Time Off & Retirement: Generous vacation policies, paid company holidays, paid parental leave, and 401(k) matching programs.