Senior Application Security Engineer

AlphaSense

Senior Application Security Engineer at AlphaSense focusing on security for AI-assisted code development. Collaborating on secure features and compliance with a hands-on coding approach.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the code and pull-request enforcement layer for AI and human code changes
Define and harden security gates for AI-authored code
Partner with engineering teams on secure feature design and operations
Collaborate with broader Security, Engineering, and GRC teams
Lead threat modeling and developer enablement initiatives
Ensure compliance and security training is embedded in the design process

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years engineering experience
4+ in a dedicated AI Application Security / Product Security role at a SaaS or cloud-native company
Development background, hands-on and recent
Fluency in at least two programming languages: Python, TypeScript / JavaScript, Java / Kotlin, or Go
Comfortable in Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests
Hands-on experience with agentic AI and MCP development
Production operation of a SAST / SCA pipeline at scale
Demonstrated ownership of a threat modeling or developer security training program
Layered security thinking
Strong written communication

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Performance bonus
Equity
Generous benefits program

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptJavaKotlinGoTerraformHelmKubernetesSAST

Soft Skills

strong written communicationleadershipcollaborationownershipsecurity training