Security Engineer, Application Security (AI Robotics)

Location: San Jose, CA, United States

Salary: $150,000–$350,000 per year

Company

AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots for home and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Conduct security assessments of applications, embedded systems, backend services, and business integrations.
• Build tooling and frameworks that support a secure development lifecycle and prevent vulnerability classes.
• Design and implement technical solutions to mitigate weaknesses in robot systems and backend services.
• Hunt for vulnerabilities and insecure coding patterns across backend services and robot internal systems.
• Collaborate with teams across the company and promote security and user privacy.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in application security or a related security role.
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability research, security assessment, secure coding, security architecture and design, or hardware security.
• Strong software engineering skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience securing embedded systems, including secure boot, secure identity, or OTA updates.
• Solid foundation in web security, mobile security, or cryptography.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent technical experience, plus strong communication and collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a base salary range of $150,000–$350,000 per year.
• Total compensation may include additional components and benefits depending on the role.
• Work focuses on collaboration across internal and external stakeholders while supporting independent execution.