Principal Engineer — Product & Application Security
Core
Top technical authority defining multi-year security vision, secure-by-design paradigms, and reference architectures for Freshworks' multi-tenant SaaS estate and AI-first platform.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Product & Application Security)
Builds
Secure-by-design reference architectures, organization-wide security standards, and strategic security bets for AI/agent systems.
Domain
SaaS / Cloud Security / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
multi-year security technical vision, secure-by-design architecture, threat modeling, secure SDLC strategy, supply-chain security, AI/agent security, technical leadership, cross-organizational influence
Preferred skills
AWS cloud-native SaaS experience, OWASP frameworks (including Agentic AI Top 10), LLM security, autonomous agent security
Technologies
AWS, Snyk, Sonatype Nexus, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, SBOM, SIEM, CSP, DNSSEC
Responsibilities
Own multi-year technical vision and architecture strategy for product and application security; Define secure-by-design reference architectures and organization-wide standards; Lead threat modeling and security design reviews for critical systems; Set organization-wide left-shift strategy for SAST/DAST/SCA; Serve as top technical escalation point for severe security incidents; Mentor Staff and Senior Staff security engineers.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic vision
