Senior Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Security Engineer (AI/AppSec): Building and automating security tooling and vulnerability management processes across the application lifecycle with an accent on CI/CD integration and AI-driven automation. Focus on creating invisible security defaults for developers and scaling security operations via LLMs and intelligent tooling.

Location: Remote (Must be based in the USA)

Salary: $110,000 – $300,000

Company

A global travel fintech platform leveraging massive data and machine learning to bring transparency and savings to travelers.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the vulnerability management program focusing on container images, dependencies, code scanning, and runtime detection.
• Build and maintain security tooling integrated directly into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Leverage AI and LLMs extensively to accelerate coding, automate analyses, and build scalable intelligent tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ship tools and defaults that make the secure path the easiest path.
• Assess and improve the leverage of telemetry across all systems for better security visibility.
• Investigate security findings and build systems to prevent and detect issues automatically.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software or platform engineering.
• Deep expertise in application security, vulnerability management, CVEs, and SDLC integration.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP/GKE.
• Demonstrated habit of using AI tools (coding assistants, LLMs) as a core part of the development workflow.
• Strong bias toward automation and building tools rather than writing manual runbooks.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and influence engineering culture.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and pre-IPO equity packages.
• Unlimited PTO and Carrot Cash travel stipend.
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Access to 401k plan, HRA, and FSA.
• Work-from-home stipend and on-demand access to co-working spaces via FlexDesk.
• Generous parental leave and an entrepreneurial culture that encourages risk-taking.