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Application Security Engineer

Palo Alto, CA HQ OfficeFull-time$124k–$186k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build and maintain preventative security controls in development pipelines, establish security standards, and ensure AI-generated code conforms to highest security standards.

Role type

Application Security Engineer (DevSecOps & AI Security)

Builds

Automated security controls, scan configurations, and guardrails for AI coding agents within CI/CD pipelines.

Domain

Software Security, DevSecOps, AI Security

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Go/TypeScript/JavaScript, CI/CD pipelines, threat modeling, secrets management, software supply chain risk, AI tool usage

Preferred skills

AI workflow automation, AI coding agent security controls, LLM output evaluation, CI/CD security integration, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Technologies

Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Buildkite, Jenkins, Git, AWS, GCP, Azure, Claude, MCP servers

Responsibilities

Build and maintain preventative controls in development pipelines; work with development teams to establish scan policies; write security standards and build automated checks; ensure agent-generated code conforms to security standards; support design reviews and threat modeling; automate repetitive tasks.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC