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Sr Lead Software Engineer, AI Security Platform

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$115k–$195k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09
No visa sponsorship

Core

Lead technical developer for an AI-powered Code Security Scanner platform that uses frontier AI models to identify, validate, and report software vulnerabilities across enterprise codebases.

Role type

Senior Lead Software Engineer (AI Security Platform)

Builds

AI-driven vulnerability scanning services, user-facing reporting dashboards, and automation workflows for security analysis.

Domain

Financial Services / Application Security / AI Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Expert-level React, Modern SPA architecture, REST APIs, Expert-level Python, API design and integration, Automation and orchestration frameworks, Test automation, LLM integration, Agent-based workflows, Application security

Preferred skills

Experience in regulated environments, Mentorship of junior engineers

Technologies

React, Python, LLMs, Automation frameworks

Responsibilities

Implement modernization and scalability initiatives, Improve user experience and reporting dashboards, Maintain and extend orchestration and scanning services, Expand integrations with LLM-based security analysis capabilities, Enhance automated vulnerability analysis workflows, Mentor junior team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities