Senior AI-Driven App Security Engineer

AlphaSense, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Equity

Remote-first work policy

Job summary

AlphaSense, Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Application Security Engineer in New York, NY. This role involves owning the security pipelines and processes for AI-assisted coding, contributing directly to security features and auditing. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years in engineering plus hands-on experience with AI security and diverse coding environments.

This foundational role offers a clear path to leadership while promoting high autonomy and a competitive compensation package, including stock options.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in engineering, 4+ years in AI Application Security.
• Hands-on experience with AI and agentic systems.
• Production operation of SAST/SCA pipeline at scale.
• Ownership of threat modeling or developer security training.

Responsibilities

• Own code and pull-request enforcement for AI and human contributions.
• Design and tune security gates for AI-authored code.
• Drive findings to closure at the class level.
• Coordinate penetration testing and bug bounty programs.

Skills

Application Security expertise

Hands-on coding

Threat modeling

Strong written communication

Experience with AI development

Education

6+ years engineering experience

Tools

SAST/SCA tools (Snyk, Semgrep)

API security tools (Burp Suite, ZAP)

Job description

AlphaSense, Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Application Security Engineer in New York, NY. This role involves owning the security pipelines and processes for AI-assisted coding, contributing directly to security features and auditing. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years in engineering plus hands-on experience with AI security and diverse coding environments.

This foundational role offers a clear path to leadership while promoting high autonomy and a competitive compensation package, including stock options.