Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Security)

About this role

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Security)

Perplexity AI · San Francisco · Remote (United States) · London · Belgrade · New York City

Applied AIremote$220k–$405k

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At a glance

Highlights

• Build AI-driven security agents that improve detection and response.
• Automate bug bounty intake, triage, and remediation tracking workflows.
• Partner with product teams to threat model features and add guardrails.

What they offer

• Equity

Ideal candidate

Hands-on builder who loves automating security operations with AI-driven tooling and secure-by-default patterns. Pragmatic end-to-end owner who thrives partnering across engineering to reduce manual response work.

Requirements

• 4+ years as a software engineer building security tools, platforms or automations, or in security engineering with strong development
• Proficiency in Python, Go or TypeScript building production services, CLIs or internal tools
• Experience integrating logging pipelines, SIEMs, EDR, cloud APIs or identity platforms
• Practical experience with threat modeling, secure design or application security reviews
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and modern SaaS environments
• Ability to own projects end-to-end and collaborate cross-functionally to ship high-impact improvements
• Experience with bug bounty or vulnerability management programs is a plus
• Experience designing AI-powered agents or automation for security operations is a bonus