Technology · Career move
Senior Software Engineer → Security Engineer
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$270,000 now → $177,000 in 2 yrs
~2 yrs typical
The path
Route: specialisation
Skills to add
What Security Engineer needs that Senior Software Engineer typically doesn't.
- Security fundamentals (net/app/cloud)
- Threat modelling + vuln management
Credentials on this route
- Security+ / OSCP; app-sec upskilling
Explore both roles
Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.