Application Security Lead (AI)

TL;DR

Application Security Lead (AI): Building and scaling the product and application security program for an agentic AI platform with an accent on secure SDLC, threat modeling, and vulnerability management. Focus on designing security into agentic workflows, mitigating novel AI-specific threats like prompt injection, and leading a high-performing security team.

Location: On-site in San Francisco

Salary: $200,000 – $325,000

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native automation platform building intelligent agents that understand and execute complex enterprise workflows.

What you will do

• Design and operate the application security program, including secure SDLC, threat modeling, and code reviews.
• Build, lead, and mentor a team focused on product security and vulnerability management.
• Establish engineering rigor through secure coding standards and paved-path security frameworks.
• Tune automated security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA) to ensure actionable and low-friction findings.
• Own the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, from intake to remediation tracking.
• Partner with Engineering and Product to embed security into agentic, tool-using workflows and platform architecture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity with deep expertise in application security and vulnerability management.
• Proven history of building and leading product security functions and teams.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to read and review production code.
• Deep expertise in modern security tooling and secure cloud-native architecture.
• Exceptional communication skills to influence engineering and product decisions.
• Must be able to work on-site in San Francisco.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful early-stage equity in a high-growth AI startup.
• Comprehensive health coverage and flexible PTO.
• Daily lunches, snacks, and onsite gym access.
• Regular team events and offsites.
• Opportunity to solve frontier security challenges unique to agentic AI.