Staff Product Security Engineer
$217K–$304K
Remote - United States +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 29, 2026
- Location
- Remote - United States
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 8+ years, with at least 2 years operating at a staff level of scope and impact.
About the job
Leads product security engineering by building secure frameworks, guardrails, and workflow-native controls that prevent vulnerabilities and support AI-assisted software development.
What you'll do
- Build secure frameworks, guardrails, and library-level controls to prevent common vulnerability classes.
- Design security controls for AI-assisted development and embed security into developer workflows.
- Lead product security reviews, reduce systemic security debt, and influence architecture across teams.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in software engineering, product security, or application security, including at least 2 years at staff-level scope and impact.
- Proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, or JS/TS.
- Experience building production systems and secure frameworks, libraries, or guardrails.
- Experience integrating security into developer workflows such as CI/CD, code review, release processes, and internal platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience securing AI/LLM systems, agentic workflows, or AI-assisted development tooling.
- Familiarity with authentication/authorization systems and cloud-native platforms.
Pay
$217,000 — $303,900 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, JS/TS, CI/CD
AI focus
Designs security controls, reusable rule packs, and skills that shape how engineers and coding agents generate, review, and ship code; the role addresses security as AI-assisted development accelerates code velocity.
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