Staff Application Security Engineer (Fully Remote)

Apollo.io; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo.io is seeking a Lead AppSec to steer security across product, platform, and AI-powered capabilities. You will own high-impact security architectures and threat modeling where playbooks don’t exist, setting the standard for secure design and code review across engineering teams.

Bring 10+ years in software or app security, expert code review, and threat modeling expertise. Experience securing AI systems and cloud infra on GCP/Kubernetes is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering or application security with measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead Apollo's AppSec strategy across product, platform, and AI-powered features.
• Own the hardest security architecture and threat modeling problems with no established playbook.
• Set the standard for secure design, code review, and risk modeling across the department.
• Turn multi-year AppSec strategy into multi-quarter cross-team initiatives.
• Shape Engineering, Product, and Platform roadmaps so security is planned early.
• Build secure-by-default building blocks and mentor security champions.

Skills

10+ years experience

Code review

Penetration testing

Exploit development

AI security

GCP/Kubernetes security

Job description

• Lead Apollo's AppSec strategy across product, platform, and AI-powered features.
• Own the hardest security architecture and threat modeling problems with no established playbook.
• Set the standard for secure design, code review, and risk modeling across the department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Turn multi-year AppSec strategy into multi-quarter cross-team initiatives.
• Shape Engineering, Product, and Platform roadmaps so security is planned early.
• Build secure-by-default building blocks and mentor security champions.

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years in software engineering or application security with measurable impact.
• Expert code review, penetration testing, and exploit development skills.
• Experience securing AI-powered systems and cloud infrastructure on GCP/Kubernetes.

Why You'll Love Apollo:

• We are an AI-native company focused on continuous improvement and extreme ownership.
• We invest deeply in your growth and give autonomy to make a real impact.
• We collaborate across teams and encourage bold ideas and courageous action.

Apollo.io

Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies. Founded in 2015, it has raised ~$250M and is valued at $1.6B, with a culture focused on AI-native innovation and continuous improvement.