Product Security Engineer

Coinbase Careers Page • $154K *
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Qualifications

  • 3+ years in application security or offensive security, with a focus on custom tooling development.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs or frontier models for automating security tasks.
  • Proven experience red teaming AI systems, including prompt injection and jailbreak testing.
  • In-depth knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 vulnerabilities, with hands-on exploitation experience.
  • Proficient in Python, Go, or similar languages, with the ability to write production-ready security tools.
  • Skilled in responsibly utilizing generative AI, ensuring human oversight in outputs.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain custom AI-driven security scanners for vulnerability detection across products.
  • Lead red team exercises on internal AI systems to test their security robustness.
  • Automate vulnerability triage, validation, and remediation workflows using AI.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities.
  • Mentor junior security engineers on incorporating AI into offensive security practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Equity and bonus eligibility included in total compensation.
  • Professional development opportunities and mentorship.
Full Job Description
As an Offensive Security Engineer on the Application Security team within Security, you'll pioneer how Coinbase uses frontier AI models to scale vulnerability discovery, red team AI systems, and automate security workflows. This role bridges traditional penetration testing with next-generation AI-augmented offensive security, directly accelerating our ability to protect products and customers. You'll own the development of AI-driven security tooling and collaborate across Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and Incident Response to fundamentally shift how we operate.

What you'll do:
  • Build, deploy, and maintain custom security scanners that leverage frontier models to detect vulnerabilities at scale across Coinbase's product surface.
  • Lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems, including jailbreak testing, prompt injection analysis, and tool abuse simulation.
  • Develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability triage, validation, and remediation workflows to accelerate the bug bounty and vulnerability response pipelines.
  • Partner with engineering teams to prioritize, remediate, and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities discovered through AI-augmented and manual testing.
  • Mentor junior security engineers on integrating AI into offensive security workflows to scale team capabilities.

Required Skills and Experience:
  • 3+ years of experience in application security, penetration testing, or offensive security with demonstrated ability to build custom security tooling.
  • Hands-on experience using LLMs or frontier models to automate security tasks, scale vulnerability research, or build security scanners.
  • Demonstrated experience red teaming AI-based systems (prompt injection, jailbreak testing, tool abuse).
  • Deep understanding of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25) and proven track record identifying and exploiting them in production environments.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or similar) with experience writing production-grade security tooling.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.


Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation mayalso include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$154,000-$154,000 CAD

  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

About Coinbase Careers Page

Coinbase Careers Page

There has never been a better time to join the global team of Coinbase professionals, a leading force in the cryptocurrency industry and a hub for innovation and growth.

Work You’ll Do

Join Coinbase's market-leading team to assist some of the most innovative companies and individuals in mastering the digital currency landscape. Transform financial transactions and systems with the best minds at Coinbase, where leadership in technology and consulting converges to drive digital innovation. Lead from a unique position in the marketplace, at the intersection of technology, financial expertise, and digital innovation. Work with a global team of business and technology advisors to help clients and the company navigate through the evolving world of digital currencies. Collaborate with a dedicated group of professionals who are experts in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency – all committed to advancing the industry.

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