Senior Security Software Engineer - DevSecOps NEW

The Briefed; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily catered meals

Team events

Modern campus setups

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Security Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Management team to design, build, and maintain internal tooling that makes vulnerability awareness and remediation a first-class experience for engineers across Roblox's global stack.

In this hands-on role, you will work with Python, Go, Java, or C#, automate detection and triage, mentor others, and partner with software, infrastructure, and product teams to reduce risk without slowing development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on security tools or vulnerability management.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or C#.
• Experience building security tools and vulnerability management systems.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, CVE classifications, dependency scanning, and static/dynamic analysis.
• Strong communication with non-security engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale internal tooling to identify, surface, and track vulnerabilities across Roblox's infrastructure.
• Develop intuitive remediation interfaces for engineers.
• Collaborate with software, infrastructure, and product teams to prioritize and mitigate risks.
• Automate security operations, scanning workflows, and pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers in secure coding practices and secure architecture.

Skills

4+ years software engineering

Python/Go/Java/C#

Job description

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.