Application Security Engineer

ID71663

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

Why join us

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you! :)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer to architect and build automated security layers within the SDLC, engineering AI-enabled secure code scanning, hardened baseline automation, and CI/CD security tooling integration across a large-scale financial services program. You will work in Python and Java to deploy and tune SAST, DAST, and SCA tools, provide code-level remediation guidance to development teams, and operate with full autonomy building automated security runbooks. The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience with a strong AppSec and DevSecOps focus.

What you will do

• Engineer and deploy AI-enabled secure code scanning capabilities and Golden Images to drive secure-from-the-start adoption;

• Automate the development of secure coding patterns and integrate them with traditional and Agentic SDLC workflows;

• Architect the integration of continuous security scanning tools into enterprise CI/CD pipelines and tune them to eliminate noise;

• Act as a senior technical SME by reading and reviewing complex application code and providing software engineers with code-level remediation guidance.

Must haves

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a strong subsequent focus on Application Security and DevSecOps;

• Strong coding and architectural proficiency in Python for security automation and scripting;

• Strong coding and architectural proficiency in Java for reviewing and securing enterprise source code;

• Deep, hands-on expertise deploying and tuning SAST, DAST, and SCA tools;

• Experience integrating application security testing tools into complex CI/CD orchestration ecosystems;

• Fully autonomous execution capability, requiring no daily supervision to map out and build automated security runbooks;

• Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice to haves

• Experience integrating LLMs, AI agents, or automated coding assistants to streamline vulnerability triaging or secure code generation;

• Advanced application threat modeling experience.

The benefits of joining us

• Professional growth

Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps

• Competitive compensation

We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities

• A selection of exciting projects

Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands

• Flextime

Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Meet Our Recruitment Process

Asynchronous stage – An automated, self-paced track that helps us move faster and give you quicker feedback:

• Short online form to confirm basic requirements

• 30–60 minute skills assessment via Codility – a platform founded in Poland that helps us provide quicker feedback and streamline this stage of the process.

• 5-minute introduction video

Synchronous stage – Live interviews

• Technical interview with our engineering team (scheduled at your convenience)

• Final interview with your future teammates

If it’s a match — you’ll get an offer!