Staff Product Security Engineer

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, product security, or application security, with at least 2 years operating at a staff level of scope and impact.
• Proficiency in one or more languages (Go, Python, JS/TS).
• Experience designing, building, and operating production-quality systems and developer-facing platforms.
• Experience building secure frameworks, libraries, or guardrails that improve security across many teams at once.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate security into developer workflows: CI/CD, code review, release processes, and internal platforms.
• Clear communicator who can explain technical detail and business impact to both engineers and leadership.
• Comfortable in fast-moving environments where AI-assisted development is reshaping how software is built and reviewed.
• Experience with vulnerability discovery and remediation pipelines, including bug bounty or researcher-reported findings.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across a security or platform engineering org.
• Experience securing AI/LLM systems, agentic workflows, or AI-assisted development tooling.
• Familiarity with authentication/authorization systems, cloud-native platforms, and how to secure them.

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The base salary range for this position is:

$217,000—$303,900 USD

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