Senior Application Security Engineer for AI-Driven Platform

Retool, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 231,900 - 318,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A company focused on application security is looking for an Application Security Engineer. This role involves identifying systemic security gaps and developing durable solutions within a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in application security, strong skills in TypeScript and Python, and the ability to communicate effectively with engineers while building security tooling that benefits multiple teams. This position offers a salary range of $231,900 – $318,250 per year, along with comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in application security and engineering.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong communication skills that earn trust with engineers.
• Experience shipping security tooling that benefits multiple teams.
• Depth in reading and reviewing code to identify real issues.

Responsibilities

• Identify systemic security gaps and design lasting solutions.
• Build security tooling and automate vulnerability checks.
• Conduct in-depth code and security design reviews.
• Drive threat modeling and security assessments for new features.
• Contribute to evolving security approaches as AI development scales.

Skills

Application security

Engineering execution

TypeScript

Python

Communication

Threat modeling

Secure code review

AI tooling

Tools

Static analysis tools

Application security testing infrastructure

Job description

A company focused on application security is looking for an Application Security Engineer. This role involves identifying systemic security gaps and developing durable solutions within a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in application security, strong skills in TypeScript and Python, and the ability to communicate effectively with engineers while building security tooling that benefits multiple teams. This position offers a salary range of $231,900 – $318,250 per year, along with comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).