Staff Security Engineer, AI Security
Core
Provide technical leadership to secure AI-assisted software development, protect AI-enabled products and agentic systems, and apply AI to improve vulnerability detection and remediation for PayPal's global payment network.
Role type
Staff IC product security engineer (AI security)
Builds
Scalable security controls, testing frameworks, and enforcement mechanisms for AI systems and AI-assisted development workflows.
Domain
Fintech / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AI system security, secure software development practices, security review of AI-generated code, agent identity and access control, runtime monitoring for AI systems, vulnerability discovery and remediation, cloud security, CI/CD security, technical leadership, architectural design, mentorship
Preferred skills
Hands-on experience securing AI models, agents, and toolsets, experience with AI-driven vulnerability detection, experience designing security controls for agentic systems
Technologies
AI models, agents, retrieval systems, cloud environments, CI/CD systems
Responsibilities
Lead the development of technical roadmap for AI security controls; Design and implement controls for AI-assisted software development; Conduct security reviews of AI-enabled applications and models; Create controls for agent identity and execution isolation; Develop runtime monitoring and incident-response requirements for AI systems; Build AI-driven capabilities for vulnerability discovery and remediation; Mentor security and engineering professionals on AI security controls
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership