Staff Application Security Engineer (R5949)
Shield AI · Remote
$143k - $214k
Remote
Full-time
Lead
Enterprise Operations Division
Posted September 23, 2026
Job Description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
We are seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer to build and advance a scalable, developer-centered application security program. This role will establish company-wide secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) policy and standards, translate them into practical engineering practices, and partner directly with product, platform, and development teams to improve secure development and software supply-chain maturity.
The successful candidate combines technical application-security depth with the programmatic leadership to drive enterprise-wide improvement. You will help teams build, test, package, release, and maintain secure software while ensuring security controls are practical, measurable, and integrated into existing engineering workflows.
This is a Staff level individual-contributor role with significant influence across engineering, security, product, and technology leadership.
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