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Senior Software Engineer, Application Security
Discord · Senior Software Engineer, Application Security | San Francisco, CA | ONSITE | $280K–$330K TC Discord is where communities and friend groups spend time together, on desktop, mobile, and now more and more inside games and third-party apps built on our platform. That surface area, plus a huge, engaged, occasionally adversarial user base, makes application security a genuinely hard and interesting problem here. We're hiring a Senior Application Security Engineer to join the Product Security team. Responsibilities include threat modeling and secure design review with product and platform teams, building and improving AppSec tooling (SAST/DAST/dependency scanning), and working directly with engineering teams to remediate findings. Stack: Python primarily, some TypeScript/React, some Rust, occasional JavaScript. Runs on GCP. Looking for: hands-on AppSec experience (not just compliance-flavored security), comfort reading and reviewing code across languages, and sound judgment on prioritizing real risk over checklist security. Interview process: recruiter call, coding round, HM interview, virtual onsite, decision. Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8656854002 · Posted 27d ago
About the role
Join Discord's Product Security team to tackle application security challenges, focusing on threat modeling and secure design. The role requires hands-on experience in application security and proficiency in multiple programming languages.
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Is the Senior Software Engineer, Application Security role at Discord remote?+
This Senior Software Engineer, Application Security position is listed as onsite (Senior Software Engineer, Application Security | San Francisco, CA | ONSITE | $280K–$330K TC Discord is where communities and friend groups spend time together, on desktop, mobile, and now more and more inside games and third-party apps built on our platform. That surface area, plus a huge, engaged, occasionally adversarial user base, makes application security a genuinely hard and interesting problem here. We're hiring a Senior Application Security Engineer to join the Product Security team. Responsibilities include threat modeling and secure design review with product and platform teams, building and improving AppSec tooling (SAST/DAST/dependency scanning), and working directly with engineering teams to remediate findings. Stack: Python primarily, some TypeScript/React, some Rust, occasional JavaScript. Runs on GCP. Looking for: hands-on AppSec experience (not just compliance-flavored security), comfort reading and reviewing code across languages, and sound judgment on prioritizing real risk over checklist security. Interview process: recruiter call, coding round, HM interview, virtual onsite, decision. Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/discord/jobs/8656854002).
What is the salary for the Senior Software Engineer, Application Security role at Discord?+
The listing states 280000-330000 USD.
What seniority level is this Senior Software Engineer, Application Security role?+
This is a senior level position.
How do I apply for the Senior Software Engineer, Application Security role at Discord?+
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