Application Security Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 16, 2026.
Join Abnormal AI as an Application Security Engineer II, where you'll secure our AI-powered systems against threats like prompt injection. This individual contributor role requires deep application security expertise and strong engineering fundamentals. You'll integrate security into every phase of our software development lifecycle, conduct comprehensive security reviews, and partner with engineering teams to build defensible architectures. You'll also coach developers on application security principles and contribute directly to keeping our applications and customers secure.
Missions
- Lead threat modeling and security architecture reviews with engineering teams, focusing on AI-powered features.
- Architect, build, and maintain security tooling and integrations that make secure development the default in CI/CD pipelines.
- Coach developers on secure coding, security architecture, and threat modeling for AI-native systems.
Profil recherché
- Experience securing AI/ML-powered systems, or a clear ability to ramp fast on prompt injection, model supply chain, and agentic-workflow risks- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript. You write and read production code, not just review it
- Expertise in web application security including OWASP Top 10, authentication/authorization, cryptography, and secure API design, including securing modern architectures (microservices, containers, cloud-native)
- 5+ years of experience in application security engineering roles, ideally securing AWS or comparable cloud-native environments with modern development practices
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, DevOps, and product teams, with strong written communication
- Hands-on experience threat modeling and running security architecture reviews
- Experience working in fast-paced or startup environments, comfortable defining scope in a growing security program
- Hands-on experience with commercial security tools (Veracode, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Wiz, Semgrep, Burp Suite)
- Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and how development decisions affect auditability
- Prior experience building security telemetry pipelines or vulnerability management frameworks
- Familiarity with bug bounty programs and vulnerability disclosure processes