Application Security Engineer

Perplexity is seeking a highly skilled, experienced and hands‑on Application Security Engineer to join our dynamic security team, revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You’ll build the systems, tools, and processes that make security seamless for developers and strong by default, enabling rapid innovation while protecting our users at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, developer-friendly security solutions that integrate directly into engineering workflows
• Lead threat modeling, design reviews, and code reviews for new features and major product launches
• Build and evolve secure‑by‑default frameworks for authentication, authorization, input validation, and secrets management
• Develop and integrate automated security tooling into CI / CD pipelines (e.g., linters, dependency scanners, policy enforcement)
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities, and contribute to incident response and post‑mortems
• Own, manage, and improve our third‑party penetration testing engagements and bug bounty program, working closely with external security researchers to identify and resolve vulnerabilities
• Stay current on emerging threats and attack techniques, and drive ongoing maturity of our application security posture

Qualifications

Cash compensation range : $250,000 – $350,000. Final offer amounts are determined by experience, expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Equity may be part of the total compensation package. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents, plus a 401(k) plan.

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Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level. Employment type : Full‑time. Job function : Information Technology. Industries : Software Development.

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