Senior AI Security Engineer — Hybrid, Equity, Impact

The available sources do not contain information about the company name for rounx.com.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Performance bonuses

Equity

Job summary

PayPal in Austin, Texas is seeking a Staff Product Security AI Engineer to lead efforts securing AI-assisted software development, protect AI-enabled products and agentic systems, and apply AI to improve vulnerability detection and remediation.

This hands-on role collaborates with security, engineering, product, and platform teams to implement scalable security controls across PayPal's global operations, mentoring engineers and participating in architecture reviews and control design.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in security, AI, or software security.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent.
• Expertise in security practices, AI systems, and threat modeling.
• Experience with Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and ML frameworks is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to secure AI-assisted software development and AI-enabled products.
• Collaborate with security, engineering, product, and platform teams to implement scalable security controls.
• Mentor engineers and participate in architecture reviews and control design.
• Influence technical direction for AI security across PayPal’s global operations.

Skills

AI security

Threat modeling

Security practices

Architecture reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Go

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

ML frameworks

Job description

PayPal in Austin, Texas is seeking a Staff Product Security AI Engineer to lead efforts securing AI-assisted software development, protect AI-enabled products and agentic systems, and apply AI to improve vulnerability detection and remediation.

This hands-on role collaborates with security, engineering, product, and platform teams to implement scalable security controls across PayPal's global operations, mentoring engineers and participating in architecture reviews and control design.