Staff Application Security Engineer (R5949)
Shield AI · Remote · remote
USD 143,000 to 214,000 a year
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
We are seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer to build and advance a scalable, developer-centered application security program. This role will establish company-wide secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) policy and standards, translate them into practical engineering practices, and partner directly with product, platform, and development teams to improve secure development and software supply-chain maturity.
The successful candidate combines technical application-security depth with the programmatic leadership to drive enterprise-wide improvement. You will help teams build, test, package, release, and maintain secure software while ensuring security controls are practical, measurable, and integrated into existing engineering workflows.
This is a Staff level individual-contributor role with significant influence across engineering, security, product, and technology leadership.
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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