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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in application security engineering with a focus on secure architecture design, threat modeling, and vulnerability management. Proficient in integrating security practices within CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with engineering teams to establish secure coding standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Application Security EngineeringSAST/DAST SolutionsPython ProgrammingSecurity Code ReviewsVulnerability Management
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Hard Skills
Application Security EngineeringThreat ModelingSecure Architecture DesignSAST SolutionsDAST SolutionsVulnerability ManagementSecurity Testing FrameworksPython ProgrammingJava ProgrammingGo Programming
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsBuilder's Mindset
Tools & Technologies
CI/CD PipelinesSecurity Testing FrameworksDevSecOps PracticesAutomation ToolsAI Agents
Industry Keywords
Large-Scale Production SystemsSecurity AssessmentsPenetration TestingAI/ML Security ThreatsGenerative-AI Attack Vectors
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesJavaJavaScriptPythonTypeScriptGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Conduct threat modeling sessions with product teams
- Design secure architectures for new features
- Ensure security considerations shape product decisions from day one
- Own and evolve the application security program
- Establish and maintain SAST/DAST scanning in CI/CD pipelines
- Conduct security code reviews for critical changes
- Build automation to detect vulnerabilities before production
- Partner with engineering teams to establish secure coding standards
- Create reusable security patterns and libraries
- Design and recommend security features and products for customer environments
- Integrate and leverage AI agents to increase security-team and engineering velocity
- Lead security assessments and penetration testing of applications, AI services, and APIs
- Identify vulnerabilities and collaborate on remediation at scale
- Design and implement security controls for data pipelines, model training environments, and customer-facing AI agents
- Research emerging AI/ML security threats, including LLM and generative-AI attack vectors, and build proactive defenses
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in application security engineering
- Proven track record of securing large-scale production systems
- Understanding of developer experience and developer workflows for shipping features and products
- Technical expertise in at least two programming languages: Python, Java, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript
- Ability to read and review code across multiple languages, understanding business logic and security implications
- Knowledge of SAST/DAST solutions, vulnerability management platforms, security testing frameworks, and DevSecOps practices
- Excellent communication skills for translating complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Builder's mindset focused on automation, scalability, and empowerment
- Alignment with WRITER's values of Connect, Challenge, and Own
- Open to Mid, Sr. and Staff level candidates
Benefits
Comp & perks- Generous PTO, plus company holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
- Fertility and family planning support
- Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
- Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
- Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
- Annual work-life stipends
- Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
- Learning and development stipend
- Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
- Competitive compensation
- Company stock options
- 401k