Senior Security Engineer — Automate Security at Scale

PayPal

Austin (TX)

Hybrid

USD 131,000 - 194,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer to design, build, and operate automated security scanners and developer guardrails across the software development lifecycle. You will partner with engineering, platform, and security teams to identify and reduce risk across source code, dependencies, secrets, and AI/LLM tools, delivering secure development as the fastest path for engineers.

Our mission is to make secure development effortless, turning security requirements into reliable

Qualifications

3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination.
Experience developing, integrating, or operating security automation in CI/CD or developer workflows.
Programming or scripting in Python, Go, and Bash; ability to write and troubleshoot code.

Responsibilities

Build and operate scanning and guardrail capabilities across source control, CI/CD, package ecosystems, and developer platforms.
Tune SAST, SCA, and supply chain controls; investigate gaps and improve remediation guidance.
Write and review code, APIs, detection rules, and automation that enforce security policy.
Partner with developers and security teams to troubleshoot integrations and deliver improvements.