Product Vulnerability Engineer

Salesforce; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Product Vulnerability Engineer to join the security team in the United States. You will lead the response to lower/moderate severity vulnerabilities and assist with high-severity incidents, applying critical thinking under pressure and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 5-7 years in information security, experience with vulnerability response (OWASP Top 10), web proxy tools, and strong communication skills, with the ability to map

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in information security with vulnerability response experience.
• Ability to triage multiple vulnerabilities, differentiating urgent issues from important ones.
• Ability to reason from facts and plan action under pressure, even in worst cases.
• Experience with common vulnerability types (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Familiarity with credential phishing, data spillage, and inadvertent leaks.
• Application forensics to assess impact if exploited.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to explain complex scenarios to non-technical colleagues.
• Solid basics in networking, protocols, system architecture, and software development.
• Knowledge of web proxy tools and investigative techniques.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly and adapt processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead response to lower/moderate severity vulnerabilities and assist with high-severity incidents.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve vulnerabilities.
• Think critically under pressure and communicate findings clearly.

Skills

Vulnerability response

Information security

Threat assessment

OWASP Top 10

Communication skills

Networking fundamentals

Investigation techniques

Research new tech

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional teamwork

Code/artifact analysis

Tools

Web proxy tools

Job description

Job Category

Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

The security team at Salesforce deals with the most challenging problems in information security and we are seeking a Product Vulnerability Engineer to join one of the world's leading vulnerability response teams!

The pace and variety of our work creates a unique learning environment, whether you are starting out or have deep security experience. You will be given unique challenges and the tools to solve them, surrounded by exceptional colleagues, and supported by incredibly helpful partner teams.

This candidate must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) operating on U.S. Soil who does not hold dual citizenship with the ability to meet customer and government screening standards applicable to this role.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Product Vulnerability Engineers are responsible for leading the response to lower/moderate severity vulnerabilities and participating in the response to high severity vulnerabilities. Successful vulnerability engineers thrive on challenge, are calm under pressure, and can think critically.

You're Our Person If You Have

• 5-7 years experience in information security or closely related roles, with direct experience of security vulnerability response.
• Ability to manage and constantly triage multiple security vulnerabilities, differentiating urgent issues from the merely important.
• Ability to stand back from a complex problem, logically assess the facts, and formulate a plan of action - even in the worst of situations.
• Experience managing common types of security vulnerabilities, e.g., OWASP Top 10.
• Familiarity with common threats and issues related to security vulnerabilities, e.g., credential phishing, internal data spillage events, and inadvertent data leaks.
• Application forensics skills, including collecting and analyzing code artifacts to assess potential impact if the vulnerability were to be exploited.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively and clearly communicate complex scenarios to non-technical colleagues.
• Exceptional technical basics, including networking fundamentals, common application protocols, system architecture, and basics of software development.
• Strong knowledge of web proxy tools and techniques.
• Ability to research and learn unfamiliar technologies quickly, adapting existing knowledge and processes to investigate and resolve security issues.
• Broad information security knowledge, including some familiarity with key regulations and standards relating to security vulnerability response.

Even Better If You Have

• Prior experience in a large and complex organization, operating across numerous locations and with a high degree of change.
• Experience reproducing proof of concept exploitation steps.
• Experience judging the priority of a vulnerability based on risk and impact.
• Experience securing applications and infrastructure in Amazon Web Services and similar IaaS / PaaS platforms.
• Deep application security knowledge, with the ability to map an application vulnerability to exploitation indications and relevant investigative techniques.
• Relevant incident response or information security certifications, such as GIAC GWAPT, GIAC GCIH, GIAC GPEN, GIAC GXPN, Offensive Security OSCP.

This candidate must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) who does not hold dual citizenship and agrees to complete a U.S. federal government Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) for a Moderate Public Trust position.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

Accommodations

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including:

• time off programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• an employee stock purchasing program

More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $176,700 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.