Decagon

Senior Software Engineer, Application Security

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1 month ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USASenior
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Base Salary

$200k - $330k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement application security controls across the AI agent platform, including secure coding practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.
  • Integrate application security throughout the software development lifecycle in partnership with product engineering teams.
  • Establish SAST, DAST, and IAST testing programs tailored for AI applications.
  • Lead security code reviews and architecture assessments, especially for AI model integrations and customer data handling.
  • Build security tooling and automation to help developers identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Respond to application security incidents and coordinate remediation and post-incident improvements.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on application security engineering experience.
  • Expertise in secure software development, threat modeling, secure code review, and vulnerability assessment.
  • Strong software engineering background with the ability to review code across multiple languages and frameworks used in AI/ML applications.
  • Experience implementing application security testing tools and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, common application vulnerabilities, and modern application security frameworks.
  • Track record of working with engineering teams to remediate security findings while balancing security and business requirements.
  • Preferred experience securing AI/ML applications against prompt injection, model extraction, and adversarial inputs.
  • Preferred background with large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS applications handling sensitive customer data.
  • Familiarity with Google Cloud application security services and container security best practices is preferred.
  • Knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance requirements from an application security perspective is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Semgrep, CodeQL, Cursor Bug Bot, XBOW, or similar security tools is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and families.
  • Life insurance and disability benefits.
  • Retirement plan, such as a 401K or pension.
  • Parental leave.
  • Fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot.
  • Monthly wellness and lifestyle stipend.
  • Daily lunches and snacks in the office.
  • Take-what-you-need vacation policy; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave.
  • Full-time, in-office work arrangement.

Tech Stack

Google Cloud

Categories

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About Decagon

501-1,000 employees

Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences. Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Chime, Oura Health, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel. We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships.

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