Senior Product Security Engineer - Build Scalable Tooling

GitHub; United States; On-site; USD 107,700 - 285,900; Full time

Job summary

GitHub is looking for a Product Security Engineer III to join their Product Security Engineering team. The role is hands-on, focused on building security tools and platforms that protect GitHub's products. Ideal candidates will have strong software engineering skills with a passion for application security. Responsibilities include designing static analysis pipelines, improving developer-facing tools, and collaborating with various teams to enhance security measures. A competitive salary range from $107,700 to $285,900 per year is offered, based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in security analysis, security research, or security engineering.
• 1+ year experience in building security tooling.
• 3+ years experience programming in Ruby, Go, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain security tooling and automation.
• Contribute to scalable solutions addressing recurring vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate across teams to define security requirements.

Skills

Security analysis

Programming in Ruby

Programming in Go

Programming in Python

Building security tooling

Education

Associate's Degree in a related field

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Master's Degree in a related field

Tools

Static analysis tools (SAST/DAST)

Code scanning frameworks

Job description

GitHub is looking for a Product Security Engineer III to join their Product Security Engineering team. The role is hands-on, focused on building security tools and platforms that protect GitHub's products. Ideal candidates will have strong software engineering skills with a passion for application security. Responsibilities include designing static analysis pipelines, improving developer-facing tools, and collaborating with various teams to enhance security measures. A competitive salary range from $107,700 to $285,900 per year is offered, based on skills and experience.