Principal AI Security Engineer
BetterUpAustin, Texas, United States • New York, New York, United States • San Francisco, California, United States • Virginia, United States
Posted January 29, 2026
232000 - 366000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
We're a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week, or eight days per month.
Job Description
Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 4-5 years experience with a strong emphasis in the AI/ML space
- 5+ years Ruby on Rails; experience with modern web frameworks, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
- Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST tooling, threat modeling, secure code review, and vulnerability management pipelines.
- Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders (including the product, engineering and go-to-market teams) as well as external partners to ensure alignment of security goals with product roadmaps.
- Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and drive secure design decisions without formal authority.
- Security awareness and experience implementing secure coding practices, conducting threat modeling, or building features with data protection requirements.
Benefits
- Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
- A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Per year: All federal/statutory holidays observed
- 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays ( https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)
- 5 Volunteer Days to give back
- Learning and Development stipend
- Company wide Summer & Winter breaks
- Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
- 401(k) self contribution
