Staff Application Security Engineer

Temporal is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer to join their team. This role is pivotal in securing the Temporal development pipeline and product. The successful candidate will work closely with software engineering teams and customers, significantly impacting Temporal's technology and community. The role involves innovating and building a supportive developer ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate security principles into product design and the development pipeline.
• Lead complex threat modeling and risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and potential attack vectors.
• Drive strategy, influence architecture, and set direction for security across multiple teams or org-wide.
• Act as a security advocate, fostering a culture of security within the organization.
• Triage Bug Bounty findings and responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities.
• Participate in on-call rotation.
• Mentor other engineers in areas of application security, including brown bag sessions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years in application or product security or a related role.
• Proven partnership with engineering teams, bringing security expertise to the planning and development process.
• Knowledge of encryption, authentication, and secure communication protocols.
• Familiarity with multiple tools in the areas of SAST, DAST, and penetration testing frameworks.
• A deep understanding of application architecture and design principles, ability to effectively identify vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages
• An understanding of AI-related threats, including MCP servers.
• Demonstrated success defining actionable roadmaps from loosely scoped or ambiguous problem domains.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• History of some software development more complex than scripting.
• Familiarity with Python and Go.

The role offers:

• Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays (US Benefits)
• 100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision (US Benefits)
• AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available) (US Benefits)
• Empower 401K Plan (US Benefits)
• Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more! (US Benefits)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com.
• Perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
• $3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
• $1,500 / Year Career Development & Learning
• $1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
• $1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup
• $500 / Year Professional Memberships
• $74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
• Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness