Application Security Engineer

Perplexity is seeking a highly skilled, experienced and hands-on Application Security Engineer to join our dynamic security team, revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You’ll build the systems, tools, and processes that make security seamless for developers and strong by default, enabling rapid innovation while protecting our users at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, developer-friendly security solutions that integrate directly into engineering workflows
• Lead threat modeling, design reviews, and code reviews for new features and major product launches
• Build and evolve secure-by-default frameworks for authentication, authorization, input validation, and secrets management
• Develop and integrate automated security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., linters, dependency scanners, policy enforcement)
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities, and contribute to incident response and postmortems
• Own, manage, and improve our third-party penetration testing engagements and bug bounty program, working closely with external security researchers to identify and resolve vulnerabilities
• Stay current on emerging threats and attack techniques, and drive ongoing maturity of our application security posture

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, or similar roles
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices, threat modeling, and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
• Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth, OIDC, SSO, Zero Trust)
• Proven track record of building secure infrastructure, reusable libraries, or developer tooling
• Proficiency with at least one major programming language (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript, Java)
• Bonus: Experience with securing cloud infrastructure or AI/ML systems

The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000 - $280,000.

At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.

To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.

Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
 
Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package.
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.