# Matthew Dean

> Dev tools & security | Ex engineer & product leader @ Roblox | Game dev

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewdean1

Versatile group product manager with a background in creator tooling, cloud platforms, and app security. Brings a wealth of experience as a software engineer, security researcher, game developer, and product manager. Aiming to leverage deep technical expertise and user-centric approach to solve critical challenges in early-stage products

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Semgrep
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Advisor @ Audioscape.ai
Jan 2024 – Present

### Group Product Manager, Creator Cloud Platform @ Roblox
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo, California, United States
• Led team of 5 PMs responsible for AI-powered translation of games & chat, game services, creator-facing asset system, content ratings, asset marketplace, and music
• Initiated and drove strategic efforts to open up Roblox's cloud APIs, modernize its creator web tooling, and unlock aged up games. Regularly engaged with C-Suite on strategy and progress

### Senior Product Manager, Creator Data Services @ Roblox
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Mateo, California, United States
• Enabled higher immersion with near-realtime messaging between servers
• Improved reliability and reduced cost by NN% for Roblox's creator-facing key-value store
• Enabled developers to increase reach by notifying their community of game updates

### Product Manager, Creator Tooling @ Roblox
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Mateo, California, United States
• Grew developer user base by >100% over months through optimizing the landing page and redesigning Roblox Studio's start screen
• Improved developer experience with more accurate playtesting and dark theme

### Founder & Lead Game Developer, Catalog Heaven @ Unknown
Jan 2011 – Jan 2021
• Created online game for players to customize their avatars and battle, achieving 244M plays and >20M lifetime hours

### App Developer @ Unknown
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017
• Built iOS, Android, and web apps to alert thousands of Roblox users when new virtual items were released

### App Security Researcher @ Unknown
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016
• Found and responsibly disclosed 40+ vulnerabilities in web and client applications

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ University of Illinois Springfield
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
• Built a real-time network visualization tool to uncover malicious activity
• Co-wrote an academic paper about simplifying network analysis through visualization


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
University of Illinois Springfield


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthewdean2
- Website: https://www.matthewdean.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-05