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Mercor

Security Engineer, Application Security

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22 days ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USASenior

Base Salary

$130k - $500k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Embed security review workflows in the software development lifecycle.
  • Integrate SAST/DAST pipelines into CI/CD processes.
  • Manage vulnerability processes prioritizing real exploitability.
  • Establish secure coding standards for engineering teams.
  • Develop threat models for new features and architecture changes.
  • Operate and triage a bug bounty program.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in application security or related fields.
  • Proficient in Python, TypeScript, or Go for code review.
  • Deep understanding of web application security and OWASP Top 10.
  • Experience with SAST/DAST tooling like Semgrep or CodeQL.
  • Ability to manage a vulnerability pipeline from discovery to remediation.
  • Experience in threat modeling modern web frameworks and APIs.

Benefits

  • Work in-person five days a week at the San Francisco headquarters.
  • Ownership of the application security domain from day one.
  • Use of frontier AI tools for security tasks.
  • Opportunity to work alongside leading AI labs and understand future model capabilities.