Lead AI Security Engineer – Apps & Platform

Decagon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Take what you need vacation policy

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Life Insurance and Disability Benefits

Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Fertility and family building benefits

Daily lunches and snacks

Job summary

A leading AI technology firm in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to lead security initiatives for their conversational platform. The role involves designing security controls, collaborating with engineering teams, and establishing security testing programs. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of application security experience, a strong software engineering background, and proficiency in secure development practices. Benefits include a generous salary range of $200K – $330K and excellent employee perks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on application security engineering experience.
• Expertise in secure software development practices, including threat modeling.
• Strong software engineering background with ability to review code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement application security controls across the AI agent platform.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle.
• Establish application security testing programs tailored for AI applications.

Skills

Application Security Engineering

Secure Software Development

Threat Modeling

Vulnerability Management

CI/CD Integration

Tools

Google Cloud Security Services

Static Analysis Tools

Dynamic Analysis Tools

Job description

A leading AI technology firm in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Application Security Engineer to lead security initiatives for their conversational platform. The role involves designing security controls, collaborating with engineering teams, and establishing security testing programs. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of application security experience, a strong software engineering background, and proficiency in secure development practices. Benefits include a generous salary range of $200K – $330K and excellent employee perks.