Senior Enterprise AI Security Engineer

Thumbtack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,800 - 272,800; Full time

Job summary

Thumbtack is seeking a seasoned security engineer focused on improving AI-adjacent security. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in security engineering and cloud security, ensuring safe AI usage across the organization. Responsibilities include delivering security assessments and designing guardrails for today’s advanced AI tools.

The role emphasizes collaboration with various teams to maintain customer trust while innovating quickly. Candidates with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership will thrive in this position.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in security engineering, enterprise security, application security, cloud security, or a related field.
• Experience developing threat models and proposing technical guardrails for AI tooling and agentic systems.
• Deep expertise in authentication, authorization, and API security.

Responsibilities

• Improve AI-adjacent security at Thumbtack, including data pipelines and integrations.
• Deliver high-quality security assessments for AI tools and agent systems.
• Design guardrails to ensure safe AI usage.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Authentication and authorization

Risk evaluation

Mentoring

Written and verbal communication

Education

6+ years in related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

Thumbtack is seeking a seasoned security engineer focused on improving AI-adjacent security. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in security engineering and cloud security, ensuring safe AI usage across the organization. Responsibilities include delivering security assessments and designing guardrails for today’s advanced AI tools.

The role emphasizes collaboration with various teams to maintain customer trust while innovating quickly. Candidates with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership will thrive in this position.