16 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical roadmap for AI security controls and assurance in partnership with Security Architecture.
- Design, implement, and operate controls for AI-assisted software development, including review of AI-generated code, coding-agent constraints, automated testing, and risk-based enforcement.
- Conduct security reviews of AI applications, models, agents, retrieval systems, data flows, and external tool integrations.
- Create controls for agent identity, least privilege, tool access, execution isolation, human approval, and interruption of unsafe behavior.
- Design security controls for AI models, agents, toolsets, datasets, pipelines, cloud infrastructure, platforms, and workloads.
- Develop runtime monitoring, auditability, detection, containment, and incident-response requirements for AI systems.
- Build AI-driven capabilities for vulnerability discovery, validation, prioritization, and remediation.
- Establish security criteria for third-party models, AI services, APIs, and developer tools.
- Develop metrics for AI security risk, control effectiveness, remediation performance, and adoption.
- Lead complex security initiatives, architectural reviews, technical escalations, and cross-functional security programs.
- Mentor security and engineering professionals and provide technical guidance across diverse technology stacks.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, application security, product security, or cybersecurity, including leadership of complex initiatives spanning multiple teams or platforms.
- A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Deep knowledge of application security vulnerabilities, secure software development, and controls for identifying, preventing, and remediating software risk.
- Hands-on experience securing AI systems.
- Strong software-engineering experience building and operating production security tooling, automation, platform services, or developer-facing capabilities.
- Experience partnering with developers to implement security controls and operating controls across cloud environments, CI/CD systems, and varied application and infrastructure stacks.
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
- Familiarity with SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, and Burp Suite is preferred.
- Strong programming experience in at least one of Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift is preferred.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP, and authentication and authorization protocols such as OAuth 2.0 and SAML is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence technical and senior stakeholders.
Benefits
- Balanced hybrid work model generally consisting of three days in the office and two days at the PayPal office or home workspace.
- Comprehensive choice-based wellbeing programs, generous paid time off, healthcare coverage, financial-security resources, and mental-health support.
- Equal employment opportunity, reasonable accommodations, and an inclusive workplace culture.
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About PayPal
PayPal builds digital payments platforms for consumers and merchants, including PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom, supporting online, in‑app, and in‑person checkout and peer‑to‑peer transfers. It earns primarily from transaction and merchant processing fees, plus value‑added services such as risk management and branded credit. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, PayPal operates in roughly 200 markets and is a public company traded on NASDAQ.