Application Security Engineer Jobs

Explore Application Security Engineer jobs at companies seeking professionals to protect software throughout its development lifecycle. These roles focus on identifying and reducing application vulnerabilities, integrating security into engineering workflows, and helping teams build safer products. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more.

What Application Security Engineers Do

Application Security Engineers assess software for security weaknesses and work with developers, architects, and security teams to address risks. Responsibilities may include code reviews, threat modeling, penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, and building security checks into continuous integration and delivery pipelines. The exact scope varies by organization, product, and seniority.

Common Skills and Qualifications

Employers often seek experience with secure software development, application security testing, and common web or API vulnerabilities. Familiarity with programming languages, cloud environments, DevSecOps practices, and security standards can be valuable. Strong communication skills also matter: engineers need to explain findings clearly and help product teams prioritize practical fixes.

Career Paths and Specializations

Application Security Engineers may specialize in product security, cloud application security, mobile security, security automation, or penetration testing. With experience, professionals can advance into senior or principal engineering roles, security architecture, product security leadership, or broader cybersecurity management.

Find Application Security Engineer Jobs on Ladders

Browse vetted Application Security Engineer opportunities and compare roles by responsibilities, location, and employer. Ladders focuses on professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, helping experienced candidates find opportunities aligned with their skills and career goals.

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$132K - $195K *

Transform risk management by leading assessments, negotiating treatment plans, and enhancing controls. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure compliance and proactively address security risks while...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$160K - $210K *

Pioneer your career by leveraging your full-stack development expertise to design and implement innovative software solutions. Collaborate with teams to support critical federal missions through IT mo...

Virginia, USRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$180K - $240K *

Transform the future of distributed systems by designing and building robust platform components. Collaborate with teams to ensure reliability and scalability in mission-critical environments, driving...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $130K *

Transform application deployment by collaborating with teams to streamline processes, enhance automation, and ensure high-quality releases across environments while mentoring junior members and drivin...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a dynamic team as you oversee security initiatives across IT, AI, and cloud environments. Collaborate with engineers and R&D to enhance compliance, automate processes, and drive secure solutions...

United StatesRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$106K - $115K *

Unlock your potential as you contribute to scalable software solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance assessment systems. Gain hands-on experience in modern development practice...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$110K - $130K *

Drive your career forward by enhancing security systems that protect our workforce and cloud services. Own identity controls, endpoint security, and incident response while building automation for sca...

United StatesRemote

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $155K *

Shape the future of security by architecting advanced detection systems and AI-driven SecOps workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance incident response and threat detection across...

Calgary, ABRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$150K - $180K *

Empower security operations and engineering to enhance threat detection, incident response, and prevention. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale security measures as the organization grows...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $155K *

Transform the future of AI by building a cloud-native platform that streamlines agent development, enhances CI/CD processes, and ensures robust security and governance across deployments, enabling tea...

Georgia, USRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $120K *

Join a team that's revolutionizing pharmacy operations with AI. As a Software Engineer, you'll independently ship impactful features and fixes, collaborating closely with experienced engineers in a fa...

Orlando, FLRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$135K - $145K *

Drive innovative software solutions by developing robust, cloud-native systems that enhance provider data management capabilities and meet the evolving needs of clients in a dynamic, collaborative env...

United StatesRemote

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$250K - $280K *

Drive innovation by designing and delivering advanced AI agents that leverage high-cardinality observability data. Collaborate with a dynamic team to enhance Canvas capabilities, ensuring agents perfo...

CanadaRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$180K - $200K *

Champion innovation by developing scalable backend solutions and troubleshooting complex issues within our Cyber-Physical Systems platform. Collaborate with global teams to enhance performance and ens...

New York, NYRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$183K - $206K *

Partner with us to innovate agent engineering, crafting unique observability solutions using high-cardinality data. Lead projects from prototype to production while enhancing Canvas capabilities for i...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$146K - $224K *

Drive impactful solutions for SLED customers by leveraging your technical expertise and sales acumen. Collaborate with teams to enhance customer engagement, deliver tailored demos, and ensure alignmen...

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3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $210K *

Engage with customers to design tailored solutions utilizing Zoo's APIs, driving adoption and ensuring successful integration, while supporting sales with technical expertise and customer demonstratio...

Los Angeles, CARemote

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$90K - $110K *

Partner with us to ensure the quality and reliability of our web-based administrative solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate features, identify defects, and maintain comprehens...

United StatesRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $150K *

Join a dynamic team to architect and enhance scalable data pipelines, delivering actionable security insights. Collaborate across disciplines to support large data volumes and refine algorithms, makin...

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4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$82K - $172K *

Accelerate progress at the intersection of security and cloud infrastructure, leading a team to optimize AWS environments, implement DevSecOps practices, and enhance automation for secure software del...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$84K - $131K *

Join a dynamic team to provide scientific expertise and application support, enhancing customer experiences through product demonstrations, training, and troubleshooting while collaborating with cross...

Illinois, USRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$163K - $245K *

Optimize enterprise application delivery and security solutions by partnering with key stakeholders to design and implement modern architectures across multi-cloud environments, driving innovation and...

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4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $92K *

Drive the resolution of technical support escalations as a key Tier 2 expert, leveraging your skills to troubleshoot issues, foster collaboration within teams, and enhance workflows in a dynamic envir...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$150K - $180K *

Empower security innovation by designing robust cloud and infrastructure solutions. Collaborate across teams to enhance security posture, ensuring safe multi-cloud operations and compliance while driv...

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2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $167K *

Drive efficiency at the intersection of product development and customer engagement by building integrations and automations that empower teams with timely, relevant product knowledge and streamline w...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does an Application Security Engineer do?question toggle

    An Application Security Engineer helps identify and reduce security risks in software. Typical work includes reviewing code and system designs, testing applications, modeling threats, prioritizing vulnerabilities, and partnering with developers to implement fixes.

  • What skills are commonly required for Application Security Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary, but employers commonly value secure coding knowledge, application security testing, familiarity with web and API vulnerabilities, programming experience, and an understanding of cloud or DevSecOps environments. Communication and collaboration are also important.

  • What is the difference between application security and cybersecurity?question toggle

    Cybersecurity is a broad field covering the protection of systems, networks, data, and applications. Application security focuses specifically on protecting software and its development lifecycle, from design and coding through deployment and maintenance.

  • Do Application Security Engineers need to know how to code?question toggle

    Many roles expect candidates to read and review code and understand how software is built. The amount of hands-on coding varies, but programming knowledge can help engineers identify vulnerabilities and work effectively with development teams.

  • How can I find Application Security Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Browse Application Security Engineer listings on Ladders, where vetted professional opportunities pay $100,000 or more. Review each posting for its salary details, qualifications, responsibilities, and location.