Product Security Engineer
Job description
Security engineer role at Bugcrowd focused on product and application security, partnering with engineering to build secure defaults and drive measurable security outcomes.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- Partner closely with engineering: refine architecture, validate new features, and drive security investment while prioritizing engineering velocity
- Build security paved roads: contribute to secure defaults, libraries, and paved roads that systematically eradicate entire classes of vulnerabilities
- Create feedback loops: tune security tooling such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and secret scanning to reduce noise and focus on what matters
- Be our best customer: ensure the bug bounty program can be a model for other customers, experiment with new ways to leverage the creativity of the crowd, and provide feedback on new platform features to engineering and product
- Own projects end to end: lead cross-functional product security projects from scoping through delivery, influencing product and engineering roadmaps and clearly communicating risk to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Amplify impact: use code and automation as a lever to scale coverage and eliminate repetitive work; build systems based on incentives and accountability rather than just bureaucratic process
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of experience in product security, application security, or secure software development
- Can review code, automate tasks, and build security tooling in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby, Java)
- Hands-on experience with core application security practices — threat modeling, secure code review, and automated testing (SAST, DAST, SCA) — and a solid grasp of common vulnerability classes (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and influence cross-functional partners across engineering, DevOps, and product
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or relevant field, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Previous experience with Bug Bounty or vulnerability disclosure programs
- A background in building paved roads or secure-by-default internal libraries to eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities
- Hands-on experience securing cloud-native platforms and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker)
- Experience working within a fast-paced, high-growth security or SaaS company
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About Bugcrowd
The preemptive security platform that unifies exposure discovery and assessment, offensive testing, and intelligence shaped by AI and human insight
Founded in 2012, Bugcrowd is the preemptive security platform that unifies exposure discovery and assessment, offensive testing, and intelligence shaped by AI and human insight to help organizations avoid, discover, and validate real-world risk. Bugcrowd helps security teams move faster by identifying the exposures that matter most so they can act first and stay ahead of attackers. By combining the power of humans and AI, teams can preempt attack paths and prevent breaches.
Mission
Help organizations avoid, discover, and validate real-world risk
Key facts
- 2012
- San Francisco and New Hampshire
- Security
- Founded in 2012
- Based in San Francisco and New Hampshire
- Supported by General Catalyst, Rally Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, and others
Partners & customers
What they value
- Diversity and inclusion
- Security helps others succeed