Decagon
Software Engineer, Platform Security
San Francisco · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$330kDetected 47 days ago
Code ReviewGCPCI/CDMachine LearningAgentic AICybersecurityCompliance
About the role
- This role offers the opportunity to apply deep application security expertise to AI systems and shape security practices across our rapidly growing engineering organization.
- Establish application security testing programs including static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST), and interactive testing (IAST) tailored for AI applications
- Respond to security incidents involving application vulnerabilities, coordinating remediation efforts and post-incident improvements
Responsibilities
- Design and implement application security controls across our AI agent platform, including secure coding practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.
- Collaborate closely with product engineering teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, from design, coding, PR, and deployment
- Build security tooling and automation to enable developers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities quickly while maintaining development velocity
- We build the security foundations that enable Decagon's AI agents to handle sensitive customer data with trust while defending against sophisticated, AI-enabled threats at massive scale.
- Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background with ability to review code across multiple languages and frameworks commonly used in AI/ML applications
- Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, common application vulnerabilities, and modern application security frameworks
- Familiarity with Google Cloud application security services and container security best practices
- Knowledge of enterprise compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) from an application security perspective
- Experience with modern security tools like Semgrep, CodeQL, Cursor Bug Bot, XBOW, or similar
Skills
- Experience implementing application security testing tools and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines
Compensation
- These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon's policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.
Benefits
- Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
- Parental Leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:
- These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon's policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.
Company info
- The Security Engineering team at Decagon protects the platform that powers the most advanced conversational AI agents for enterprise customers across voice, chat, email and SMS.
- Our mission is to provide magical support experiences - ensuring that AI agents and human agents can collaborate safely to help users resolve their issues while maintaining the highest standards of security and privacy.
- Lead the application security strategy and implementation for Decagon AI's conversational platform that serves enterprise customers at scale.
- You'll partner with engineering teams to build security directly into our AI-powered applications, ensuring protection against application-layer threats while maintaining the performance and reliability our customers expect.
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