Senior Product Security Engineer II

Instacart

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$230,000–$242,500 / yr
Posted
106 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $236k
$129k most similar roles pay here $255k

This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $150,374–$217,525 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $184k 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 43 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$207,000 across 43 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Product Security Engineer II

As a Senior Product Security Engineer II on the Security Engineering team, you will adopt a breaker mindset to research, develop, and conduct offensive security techniques for a suite of products. Your daily responsibilities include designing and conducting offensive security operations for product and internal tools, deploying and operationalizing open-source and commercial security tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate security testing into the SDLC cycle. You will also mentor team members and produce technical documentation to drive alignment on security objectives. Required skills include expertise in mobile app penetration testing, AI security testing, cloud penetration testing, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews. The role focuses on identifying security defects and anti-patterns to mature the security posture of product lines while ensuring the privacy and security of company assets.

What you'll do

  • Research, develop, and conduct offensive security techniques for Instacart products.
  • Design and execute offensive security operations for product and internal tools.
  • Deploy and operationalize scalable open-source and commercial security tools.
  • Integrate security testing into the software development life cycle (SDLC).
  • Perform threat modeling, security assessments, and architecture reviews.
  • Identify and remediate application vulnerabilities while advising product teams on best practices.
  • Create technical documentation to align cross-functional teams on security objectives.
  • Mentor team members to promote a culture of continuous learning and growth.

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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