Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Security)Active$220K–$405K

Perplexity
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The opportunity

Perplexity is seeking a hands-on Software Engineer to build and evolve the software, automations, and systems that power our security operations. This role focuses on engineering security tools and internal AI-driven agents that improve detection and response, vulnerability…

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain software and automation that improves our: detection and response program, including alert enrichment, triage workflows, and investigation tooling.

  • Implement and enhance internal AI agents and security bots that assist with: monitoring, investigations, reporting, and other security operation tasks.

  • Develop and operate systems and workflows that support the bug bounty and: vulnerability disclosure program, including intake, triage, prioritization, and remediation tracking.

  • Partner with product and engineering teams to threat model new features and: systems, propose mitigations, and add guardrails into designs and implementations.

  • Contribute to secure-by-default libraries, services, and patterns that make: it easy for teams to build secure features.

  • Integrate security signals from cloud, endpoints, SaaS, and applications into: cohesive pipelines and data models that support detection and analysis.

What they're looking for

  • + years of experience as a software engineer with significant time spent: building security-related tools, platforms, or automations, or in a security engineering role with strong software development responsibilities.
  • Proficiency in at least one major programming language (such as Python, Go,: or TypeScript) and experience building production services, CLIs, or internal tools.
  • Experience integrating with security-relevant systems such as logging: pipelines, SIEMs, EDR, cloud APIs, or identity platforms.
  • Practical experience with threat modeling, secure design, or application: security reviews for services or features.
  • Experience operating or contributing to bug bounty or vulnerability management programs is a plus.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and modern SaaS environments.
  • Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, own projects end-to-end,: and ship pragmatic, high-impact improvements.
  • Bonus: Experience designing or improving AI-powered agents or automation used for security operations.