Staff Security Engineer, Application Security
Core
Define multi-quarter application security strategy, architect secure-by-default patterns, and pioneer AI security capabilities for a SaaS platform serving small businesses.
Role type
Staff Security Engineer (Application Security & AI)
Builds
Security platforms, automation tooling, and secure AI/ML pipelines
Domain
SaaS (HR, Payroll, Scheduling) + AI/ML Security
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Application security architecture, AI/ML threat modeling, secure development lifecycle integration, security roadmap planning, build-vs-buy evaluation, vulnerability prevention
Preferred skills
LLM security, prompt injection defense, security automation, engineering leadership
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Define and execute application security roadmap, architect secure-by-default patterns, lead threat modeling for AI features, build security tooling and automation, drive security trade-off decisions
Seniority
Staff (E5), technical leadership & strategy
