Security Engineer

LiteLLM; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LiteLLM is seeking a Security Engineer in San Francisco to own security posture across application and supply chain, aiming for zero critical or high vulnerabilities and proactive threat neutralization. You’ll oversee application security, maintain secure CI/CD processes, and focus on offensive security improvements.

You will actively hunt vulnerabilities, collaborate across teams, and continuously improve security practices to address emerging threats in a fast-paced technical environment.

Qualifications

• Experience at a startup (Seed to Series D) with a willingness to wear multiple hats.
• Strong background in security engineering and hands-on offensive or white-hat hacking.
• Demonstrated experience with application and CI/CD security.
• Security-related projects showcased on your resume, GitHub, or similar
• Passion for proactive, offensive security.
• Evidence of winning past CTFs

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of application-level security and maintain zero critical or high vulnerabilities
• Proactively identify, assess, and remediate potential attack vectors across the platform
• Protect LiteLLM by actively hunting vulnerabilities and ensuring robust defenses
• Oversee CI/CD security and ensure secure release processes with zero supply chain incidents
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed security throughout development and deployment
• Continuously improve and adapt security practices to address emerging threats

Skills

Security Engineering

Offensive Security

CI/CD Security

Startup Experience

CTFs

Job description

Security Engineer

LiteLLM is the world's most popular AI Gateway, trusted by top companies like Adobe, Netflix, and NASA. Our platform empowers developers with secure, reliable access to LLMs and adjacent services. We're searching for a Security Engineer to proactively protect LiteLLM at both the application and CI/CD levels.

About The Role

You will own LiteLLM’s security posture across application and supply chain domains. Your mandate is to ensure zero critical or high vulnerabilities and to proactively identify and neutralize attack vectors before they become risks. You’ll oversee application-level security, maintain secure CI/CD processes, and focus on offensive security improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of application-level security and maintain zero critical or high vulnerabilities

• Proactively identify, assess, and remediate potential attack vectors across the platform

• Protect LiteLLM by actively hunting vulnerabilities and ensuring robust defenses

• Oversee CI/CD security and ensure secure release processes with zero supply chain incidents

• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed security throughout development and deployment

• Continuously improve and adapt security practices to address emerging threats
  

What We're Looking For

• Experience at a startup (Seed to Series D) with a willingness to wear multiple hats

• Strong background in security engineering and hands-on offensive or white-hat hacking

• Demonstrated experience with application and CI/CD security

• Security-related projects showcased on your resume, GitHub, or similar

• Passion for proactive, offensive security

• Evidence of winning past CTFs
  

Why Join LiteLLM?

• Own the security mandate at a high-impact technical company

• Fast-paced environment with deep technical ownership

• Competitive salary and benefits
  

About LiteLLM

LiteLLM is a Python SDK and Proxy Server enabling seamless calls to 100+ LLM APIs in the OpenAI format, trusted by industry leaders worldwide.