Staff Product Security AI Engineer
PayPal
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This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $159,157–$220,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $190k for comparable roles.
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PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.
PayPal currently has 77 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$238,700 across 71 roles with salary data.
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The Staff Product Security AI Engineer joins the security team to protect active accounts and annual payment volume by leading technical work across three key areas. You will secure AI-assisted software development, protect AI-enabled products and agentic systems, and apply AI to improve vulnerability detection and remediation. This hands-on role involves building scanning and guardrail capabilities across source control, CI/CD, and package ecosystems. You will tune SAST, SCA, and supply chain controls while writing code, APIs, and detection rules. Required skills include proficiency in Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift, along with experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform. You must understand OAuth 2.0, SAML, and security considerations for LLM development tools to solve complex security challenges within the payment platform.
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