Senior App Sec Engineer - AI/LLM Automation & Secure SDLC

Altimetrik; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Altimetrik in Princeton, NJ / NYC, NY is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer with hands-on development and a strong background in Python automation. You will build and extend secure software pipelines, integrate AI/ML and LLM tooling, and contribute to secure coding practices.

The role requires deep knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, secure SDLC, threat modeling, and practical experience shipping code.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in software engineering and application security.
• Hands-on development experience; not security-adjacent.
• Strong Python for automation and tooling.
• Proficiency with Claude Code and its extensions.
• Working understanding of AI agents and security concerns.
• Depth in secure SDLC, threat modeling, and OWASP Top 10.

Responsibilities

• Develop and ship secure software with hands-on coding.
• Implement Python-based automation workflows and tooling.
• Evaluate Claude Code integrations for security workflows.
• Assess AI agent security risks and mitigations in production.
• Apply secure SDLC and threat modeling across projects.

Skills

Python

AI/LLM familiarity

Security automation

Threat modeling

Secure SDLC

Automation decision making

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Altimetrik in Princeton, NJ / NYC, NY is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer with hands-on development and a strong background in Python automation. You will build and extend secure software pipelines, integrate AI/ML and LLM tooling, and contribute to secure coding practices.

The role requires deep knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, secure SDLC, threat modeling, and practical experience shipping code.