Principal or Staff Product Security Engineer
Skylight
- United States
- Remote
- Lead/Staff
- Posted
Join our team as a Principal or Staff Product Security Engineer, where you'll be responsible for the day-to-day execution of our product security program across our cloud backend, mobile apps, and Android platform. You'll work closely with the Head of Security and be the go-to person for hands-on security expertise. Your responsibilities will include managing the vulnerability management pipeline, running our bug bounty program, leading security design reviews, and providing metrics and data on findings and remediation.
Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day execution of the product security program, including vulnerability management, bug bounty program, and security scanning.
- Work closely with engineering teams to provide hands-on security expertise, lead security design reviews, and drive remediation of vulnerabilities.
- Manage third-party penetration testing engagements, lead security design reviews, and provide metrics and data on findings to support compliance.
- Hands-on experience running or triaging a bug bounty program
- Clear written communication and the ability to explain risk to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- Mobile application security experience (OWASP MASVS), ideally including shipping fixes in a mobile codebase
Requirements
- 6+ years in application or product security, with a software engineering background. You can ship production code, not just review it
- Deep experience securing backend services and APIs, including OAuth 2.0/OIDC, PKCE, MFA, session management, and token handling
- Experience building and maintaining security tooling and automation (static analysis, CI integrations, custom scanners), and comfort working with LLM-based systems
- A track record of getting engineering teams to prioritize and fix security issues through influence and good judgment, not escalation
- Android platform or app security experience
- Familiarity with the EU Cyber Resilience Act or UK PSTI
Preferred
- Experience assessing AI/LLM features for risks like prompt injection and data leakage
- Exposure to embedded, IoT, or firmware security
- Familiarity with children's privacy requirements (e.g. COPPA) or other sensitive consumer data
- Incident response experience
Pay
USD 200,000 - 250,000
Benefits
- This is a remote position with a range of benefits including health insurance, a wellness stipend, and a collaborative work culture.
