Writer
Security engineer, application security
New York City, NY · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 72 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaGoCode ReviewCI/CDMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsAgentic AICybersecurityPenetration TestingCommunication
About the role
- This isn't about saying "no"-it's about finding creative ways to say "yes, and here's how we do it securely."
Responsibilities
- As a security engineer, applications at WRITER, you'll be building the security foundations that protect the AI systems powering some of the world's most recognizable brands.
- Partner with engineering teams to establish and champion secure coding standards, creating reusable security patterns and libraries that make it easier for developers to build securely by default
- Design and recommend security features and products that help secure customer environments.
- Integrate and leverage AI agents to help increase velocity for the security team and the overarching engineering org to ensure that we are proactive in minimizing risk while we build products
- Lead security assessments and penetration testing of WRITER's applications, AI services, and APIs, identifying vulnerabilities across our tech stack and working collaboratively with teams to remediate issues at scale
- Design and implement security controls for protecting data pipelines, model training environments, and customer-facing AI agents
- Stay ahead of emerging threats in the AI/ML security landscape, researching attack vectors specific to LLMs and generative AI, and proactively building defenses against novel risks
- A builder's mindset that looks for opportunities to automate, scale, and empower rather than create bottlenecks-you understand that security enables the business, not blocks it
Compensation
- Annual work-life stipends for:
Benefits
- Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence.
- You are the advocate and the vision for how we protect and secure customers..
- Generous PTO, plus company holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
Visa & Work Authorization
- in, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law
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