Roleder was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She went one step better at the 2016 Olympic Games and reached the final. The biggest success of her career is the silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres hurdles with her personal best time of 12.59 seconds. She also won the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships and the European Indoor Championships in 2017.