Senior / Staff Application Security Engineer

NYC. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will own the security of how the product is built. You will threat-model the product, harden the application layer, and build the AppSec practice from the ground up.

What you will do

Execute application security end to end
Threat-model features and services and drive remediation of the most significant risks
Secure the application layer against vulnerabilities like injection, broken authentication, authorization, and insecure APIs
Build and run a secure SDLC including code-review guardrails, SAST/DAST, dependency and supply-chain security, secrets management, and pre-production testing
Harden authentication, authorization, and session/identity handling
Secure the AI-specific application surface including model and inference endpoints, prompt and input handling, and generative feature vulnerabilities
Partner with product and platform engineering to design security in early
Set the standard for how engineering reasons about and ships secure code

Required qualifications

6+ years in security engineering with deep, hands-on application-security expertise
Strong command of the vulnerability classes that cause incidents and how to eliminate them at the source
A builder who has stood up AppSec practices and secure-SDLC tooling
Fluent in modern application stacks and comfortable in AWS
Able to work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers and raise the bar without becoming a blocker
Able to write and ship production-quality code
Curiosity about emerging AI/LLM threat classes and how to defend against them

Nice to have

Consumer product at scale
secure-by-design work on generative-AI or ML product surfaces
early security-hire experience

Benefits

Company Equity Package
401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Creative Education Stipend
Generous Commuter Allowance
In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Before you apply

Applicants must be eligible to work in the US

About the company

Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. They are building a creative entertainment platform where users can make music.