Senior Product Security Engineer II

Instacart

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Work type
Remote
Location
CA, Canada
Salary
$196,000–$207,000 / yr
Posted
107 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $202k
$135k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $154,450–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Instacart

Instacart (Maplebear Inc.) is a North American grocery technology company that operates an online marketplace and delivery service connecting customers with personal shoppers who pick and deliver orders from local retailers. It also sells retail e-commerce software and advertising services to grocers and brands.

Instacart currently has 61 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$207,000 across 61 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Security Engineer II

As a Senior Product Security Engineer II, you will join the Security Engineering team to research, develop, and conduct offensive security techniques for a suite of products. You will adopt a breaker mindset to identify security defects and anti-patterns while maturing the overall security posture of product lines. Your daily responsibilities include designing and conducting offensive security operations for internal tools, deploying and operationalizing open-source and commercial security tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate testing into the SDLC. You will also mentor team members and produce detailed technical documentation. Required expertise includes mobile app penetration testing, AI security testing, cloud penetration testing, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews. This role focuses on securing product assets by identifying vulnerabilities and providing remediation techniques for various application flaws within a complex grocery technology ecosystem.

What does a Product Security Engineer earn?

Median $194025 from 30 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Research, develop, and conduct offensive security techniques for Instacart products and internal tools.
  • Identify and scale the discovery of security defects and anti-patterns to improve product security posture.
  • Deploy and operationalize open-source and commercial security tools for long-term maintenance.
  • Integrate security testing into the software development life cycle (SDLC) in collaboration with engineering teams.
  • Perform threat modeling, security assessments, and security architecture reviews.
  • Provide remediation guidance and explain technical vulnerabilities to product teams.
  • Create detailed technical documentation to drive alignment on security objectives and plans.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Penetration Testing.
  • Experience in mobile app penetration testing, AI security testing, or cloud penetration testing.
  • Experience with threat modeling, security assessments, product security concepts, and security architecture reviews.
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions and prioritize initiatives that improve key security metrics.
  • Ability to balance a sense of urgency with shipping high-quality and pragmatic solutions.
  • Solid self-management and organizational skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of remediation techniques for application vulnerabilities and the ability to explain them to product teams.
  • Ability to create written work products and detailed technical documents to drive alignment on security objectives.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or related work experience (preferred).
  • Bug bounty research experience (preferred).

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