AI-Driven App Security Engineer II

Abnormal AI, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Abnormal AI, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer II to secure its AI-powered AWS platform. You will own security architecture, develop secure coding practices, and coach engineers across the organization on application security principles.

This role partners with engineering and product teams and reports to the Director of Security Engineering. You will lead threat modeling and build security tooling for CI/CD, deploying automated security tests and guiding developers on secure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in application security engineering roles, ideally securing AWS or cloud-native environments.
• Experience securing AI/ML-powered systems or ability to ramp fast on prompt injection, model supply chain, and agentic-workflow risks.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript; production code experience.
• Expertise in web application security including OWASP Top 10, authentication/authorization, cryptography, and secure API design.
• Hands-on experience threat modeling and running security architecture reviews.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, DevOps, and product teams, with strong written communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat modeling and security architecture reviews with engineering teams focusing on AI-powered features.
• Architect, build, and maintain security tooling and integrations for secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Design and deploy automated security testing to identify vulnerabilities early in development.
• Serve as hands-on technical contributor during security incidents and improve response processes.
• Coach developers on secure coding, security architecture, and threat modeling for AI-native systems.
• Define and track security posture metrics with dashboards and trend reports.

Skills

5+ years exp

AI/ML security

Python/Go/Java/TS

OWASP Top10

Threat modeling

Cross-functional collab

Communication skills

Tools

Veracode

Checkmarx

SonarQube

Wiz

Semgrep

Burp Suite

Job description

Abnormal AI, Inc. is seeking an Application Security Engineer II to secure its AI-powered AWS platform. You will own security architecture, develop secure coding practices, and coach engineers across the organization on application security principles.

This role partners with engineering and product teams and reports to the Director of Security Engineering. You will lead threat modeling and build security tooling for CI/CD, deploying automated security tests and guiding developers on secure