Sr. Security Software Engineer, Application Security

Pinterest Pinterest · Consumer · Chicago, IL · Security

This role is for a Sr. Security Software Engineer focused on application security at Pinterest. The engineer will build tooling, product enhancements, and work with teams to improve security posture and the secure development lifecycle. A key responsibility is to rework existing controls to address increased productivity due to AI and new AI threats. While the company uses AI extensively and the role will interact with AI-related security concerns, the core function is security engineering, not AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and build out our rules, processes, and platform for our secure development lifecycle.
  2. Deliver and review code that is well-documented, tested, and operable.
  3. Work cross function to architect scalable and secure solutions to a variety of Pinterest’s problems.
  4. Conduct regular security assessments including design reviews.
  5. Help rework our existing controls to address increased productivity due to AI and new AI threats.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • product security
  • application security
  • security related software engineering

Nice to have

  • design reviews

What the JD emphasized

  • security
  • AI threats