Principal Application Security Engineer

iHerb Inc.; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

iHerb is seeking a Principal Product Security Engineer to lead the Secure Development Lifecycle and security automation across products. You will shape security capabilities, grow the team, and partner with senior leaders to drive company-wide security initiatives.

The role requires a hands-on leader with extensive security expertise across cloud, web apps, and APIs, working with global development teams. Remote work in the US is supported.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical foundation with ability to translate vulnerabilities into risks.
• 10+ years of technical security leadership at a top-tier software company.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and related mitigations.
• Experience implementing SDL, automation, and DevOps integration.
• Experience with large-scale web apps and microservices including APIs.
• Familiarity with major languages: Python, C#/.NET, JavaScript, Node.js, Java.
• Strong problem solving, collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience in supply chain security.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects and establish modern SDL practices.
• Directed security design reviews and threat modelling for services.
• Evaluate, prototype, and operate security-focused tools and services.
• Create secure architecture standards and patterns across layers.
• Identify emerging threats and implement centralized mitigations.
• Evaluate, prototype, and operate DAST, SAST, SCA tools.
• Maintain knowledge of current threats and best practices.
• Drive security assessments, pentesting and bug bounty programs.
• Participate in security incident response.

Skills

Security leadership

Threat modelling

DevOps security

Web app security

APIs & microservices

Programming languages

Analytical thinking

Communication

Supply chain security

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

DAST

SAST

SCA

Cloudflare

AWS

Docker

Job description

Remote, California, United States of America Technology R106362 Posted 14/08/2026

For A Better You At iHerb, we believe that living a healthy and balanced life should be easy and accessible to everyone. As a team member, we’ll empower you to live this promise each day as you make a truly global impact in your career. We constantly strive for innovation, while transforming and improving the online shopping experience for our customers. We believe that individually we are incredible, but when we come together, our growth is infinite. In an industry that is constantly evolving, we are on a mission to make an impact on the global market, and the individual and collaborative efforts of our people are paramount to helping us succeed. Whether you work in one of our logistics centers, technology hubs, corporate offices or even from home, your role at iHerb will take you beyond what’s expected, turning challenge into change. If you're ready for it, we want you to join our team.

**Candidates must reside in Pacific Standard time zone**

Are you passionate about securing global-scale ecommerce services and applications that power millions of customers across over a hundred countries around the globe? We are looking for a hands‑on Principal Product Security Engineer to lead our Secure Development Lifecycle assurance processes, our security automation technologies, drive the security hardening strategy across our product and respond to current and emerging security threats. This role can be fully remote and must reside in US.

In this role, you will help us drive our Product Security strategy working with development teams globally to define new security capabilities, grow the team by hiring the best talent, and partner with senior leaders across the organization to deliver company‑wide security initiatives.

Responsibilities Include

• Lead cross-functional projects and establish cutting‑edge security development lifecycle practices

• Directed security design reviews and threat modelling for new and existing services at iHerb

• Evaluate, prototype, implement, and operate security‑focused tools and services

• Create new secure architecture standards, frameworks and patterns spanning multiple layers

• Discover and analyze emerging security threats, determining applicability to iHerb and proactively implement centralized mitigations

• Evaluate, prototype, implement, and operate security tools and services (DAST, SAST, SCA…)

• Maintain a strong knowledge of current security threats and operational best practices

• Drive our security assessment, penetration testing and bug bounty programs

• Participate in security incident response

In order to be successful in this role you must have

• Demonstrated technical foundation (Computer Science / Engineering degree or equivalent experience) with an innate ability to translate technical vulnerabilities into organizational risks

• 10+ years of technical security leadership at a top‑tier software company including experience with security products, threat modelling, security design, security architecture, cryptography, mobile security, and broader cloud computing technologies

• Solid understanding of common application and infrastructure security vulnerabilities and mitigations (OWASP Top 10, CWE 25…)

• Proficiency implementing SDL process, technology, and automation in a DevOps environment

• Experience with large‑scale web applications and microservices, including API design, access management, authorization, authentication, data protection and encryption

• Knowledge of major programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Python, C# .NET, JavaScript, node.js, Java…)

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration and communication skills

• Experience in supply chain security

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Cloudflare security, AWS VPCs, EC2 instances and docker

• Ability to drive good decisions through data with great attention to detail and deliver KPIs

• Experience driving application security training, security champions and awareness campaigns

• Active contributor to the security community (research, open source, publications…) with the ability to attract and hire great talent

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $177,000.00 - $225,000.00 USD. The actual base pay offered will be determined by factors such as the candidate's relevant experience, education, geographic location, and internal equity.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over‑achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

iHerb is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. iHerb provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment.