Staff Software Engineer - Advanced Threat Protection
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Job Description
Structured overview of role & requirementsAbout This Role
Lead research and development of AI-based protections to secure customer identity systems against emerging AI threats including adversarial ML and prompt injection attacks.
Develop and implement long-term security architecture and tooling to proactively defend customer tenants and internal infrastructure, with a forward-looking 12-24 month roadmap.
Collaborate across global security, product, and engineering teams to translate research into deployed protections and influence company-wide security standards.
Minimum Requirements
8+ years experience in security engineering with leadership in cloud or product security and architectural decision-making.
Hands-on experience with AI/ML security attacks and defenses, including adversarial ML and prompt injection.
Proficient software development skills (preferably in Go) to prototype AI-powered security tooling.
Experience with AWS and/or Azure security, Kubernetes, and strong knowledge of OWASP and secure software development life cycle.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Strategic security engineer skilled in anticipating future AI threats and translating research into operational defenses within identity security domain.
Experienced leader who mentors senior engineers, drives multi-quarter technical strategies, and builds consensus across organizations.
Capable of working effectively in globally distributed teams, combining deep technical expertise with strong communication to shape company-wide security policies.