Senior Security Engineer - Product Security

Cogent Security

$100K — $300K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in security engineering focused on product/application security.
  • Strong hands-on engineering skills; ability to produce and automate.
  • Proficient in software engineering with languages like Python, Go, or TypeScript.
  • In-depth knowledge of secure SDLC practices, threat modeling, and code scanning.
  • Familiarity with AI's impact on security and industry trends.
  • Adaptable approach; strategic when necessary but detail-oriented as needed.
  • Experience as an early security hire in a startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, including threat modeling and secure coding.
  • Own application security testing processes, driving resolutions for identified issues.
  • Enhance software supply chain security, focusing on dependency management and CI/CD pipeline protection.
  • Develop and automate security tools to integrate seamlessly with engineering efforts.
  • Act as the internal security subject matter expert for product decisions and tool usage.
  • Collaborate with all teams on architecture and design to prioritize security from the start.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence product development as a key security contributor.
  • Work in a highly impactful role with ownership and high-level responsibilities.
  • Flexible work environment typical of startup culture.
  • Chance to innovate with security tooling in a fast-paced setting.
Full Job Description
About The Role

We're hiring a Senior Security Engineer, Product Security to own the security of the software we build. You'll partner closely with engineering to embed security into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), keep our dependencies and supply chain safe, and make sure the product our customers trust is built on a secure foundation. You'll also have the chance to influence our product, as an internal SME and early security user, your feedback loop directly shapes what we ship.

What You'll Do
  • Embed security into the software development lifecycle: threat modeling, secure design reviews, and secure-coding guidance that engineers actually adopt
  • Own application security testing - code review, SAST/DAST, and triage - and drive issues to remediation rather than just filing them
  • Harden our software supply chain: dependency verification, safe dependency management, and CI/CD pipeline security
  • Build and automate security tooling and guardrails so security scales with engineering, not against it
  • Serve as the internal security SME on product and workflow decisions, and as an early user of what we build
  • Partner across all teams on architecture and design so security is a default, not an afterthought


What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of extensive security engineering experience within product / application security, upholding the highest Trust standards
  • Strong hands-on engineer who ships - you produce and automate, you don't just manage process
  • Strong software engineering skills; comfortable working in code across the stack (e.g. Python, Go, Typescript, and/or similar)
  • Depth in application/product security: secure SDLC, threat modeling, code scanning, and supply-chain / dependency security
  • Fluency with the modern AI landscape and how it's influencing the security picture - staying up to date with the rapidly changing environment
  • Able to flex up and down: strategic when it matters, in the weeds when it counts
  • Comfortable being an early security hire at a startup - high ownership, ambiguity, and direct impact


Bonus Points
  • Experience securing AI/ML products or agentic systems
  • Background contributing to developer-enablement or security-champions programs
  • Prior experience as an early security hire or building an AppSec function from scratch


For California Based Applicants

The standard base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $300,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

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