Senior Security Software Engineer, Application Security

About the role

As a Senior Security Software Engineer - Application Security, you will be a hands-on engineer who designs, builds, and ships security solutions that integrate directly into developer workflows and platforms. You will play a key role in scaling application security through automation, CI/CD integrations, secure libraries, and reusable patterns. In this role, you will help define how security is embedded across the software development lifecycle at Roblox, balancing deep technical work (threat modeling, code review, penetration testing) with systemic solutions that reduce risk at scale. You will also participate in AppSec on-call rotations and contribute to security tooling and platform evolution.

Responsibilities

• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and drive secure-by-default engineering practices
• Design and build security controls, libraries, and guardrails directly in code
• Develop and scale automated security tooling across CI/CD (SAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection, fuzzing, etc.)
• Build and improve detection and prevention mechanisms for abuse, data exfiltration, and supply chain risks
• Automate vulnerability triage, prioritization, and remediation workflows at scale
• Integrate security into developer workflows and internal platforms to reduce friction and increase adoption
• Design and implement security controls for agentic and AI-assisted workflows, building guardrails to mitigate risks such as prompt injection, data exfiltration, and misuse of developer and system privileges
• Contribute to secure system design and architecture reviews, including threat modeling for new products and features

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, application security, or security engineering
• Strong coding skills in at least one language (e.g., Python, Go, C#, JavaScript, Rust, C++)
• Experience building and scaling security automation in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, SCA, secrets detection, and fuzzing)
• Solid understanding of application security fundamentals (OWASP Top 10, auth models, common vulnerabilities and mitigations)
• Background with cloud environments and modern architectures (microservices, APIs)
• Working knowledge of Linux/Windows systems, networking fundamentals, and system-level security
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable systems, including APIs, microservices, and distributed architectures
• Ability to translate security risks into practical, scalable engineering solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

• Experience building security platforms, tools, or developer frameworks
• Knowledge of cryptography, PKI, TLS, and secure implementations
• Experience with container security and Kubernetes
• Experience building internal security platforms or developer tooling
• Background in supply chain security (SBOMs, signing, provenance, build integrity)

Skills

• Think long-term, building resilient and scalable security solutions rather than one-off fixes
• Highly execution-focused and drive outcomes in fast-paced environments
• Take ownership and proactively identify and mitigate risks
• Collaborate effectively and influence engineering teams through practical solutions
• Balance security and developer productivity to enable the business

Pay

For roles based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA, the starting base pay range is $269,170—$326,060 USD. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, and market demand. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and benefits.

Schedule

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.