Staff Security Research Engineer
Core
Research and build AI-powered security capabilities to enhance early detection and prevention across SAST, SCA, DAST, and CI/CD pipelines, while mitigating risks in AI-assisted development.
Role type
Staff Security Research Engineer
Builds
AI-driven security tooling, detection methods, and internal automation for vulnerability discovery and analysis.
Domain
Software Delivery / DevSecOps / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Shift-left security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA), AI/LLM security risks, OWASP/API/LLM/CI-CD Top 10, modern programming languages, dependency management ecosystems, security research methodology
Preferred skills
Publishing security research, conference speaking (Black Hat, DEF CON), OSCP/OSCE/CEH certifications
Technologies
Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, npm, PyPI, Maven, Go modules
Responsibilities
Research risks in AI-assisted development, lead research into modern attack vectors targeting code and pipelines, develop AI-assisted detection methods, prototype new detection methods, collaborate on integrating research into workflows, perform deep technical assessments, contribute to pre-sales and technical enablement, build internal automation tools, share insights via blogs and talks, monitor emerging threats
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic research leadership