Software Engineer (Security)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Security): Build and evolve software, automations, and AI-driven systems to enhance security operations, detection, response, and vulnerability management. Focus on designing secure tools, integrating security signals, and automating incident response workflows.

Location: Remote (United States), San Francisco

Salary: $200000–$300000

Company

Perplexity is a product company focused on software and AI-driven solutions.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain software and automation to improve detection and response programs.
• Implement and enhance AI agents and security bots for monitoring and investigations.
• Develop systems supporting bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure programs.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on threat modeling and secure design.
• Contribute to secure-by-default libraries and services.
• Integrate security signals from cloud, endpoints, and applications into detection pipelines.

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in the United States for remote work
• 4+ years of software engineering experience with security focus.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript and experience building production services.
• Experience with security systems integration and threat modeling.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and own projects end-to-end.

Nice to have

• Experience with bug bounty or vulnerability management programs.
• Experience designing AI-powered security automation agents.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for U.S. employees including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, and more.
• Tailored benefits for international employees.
• Full-time employment with focus on impactful security engineering.