Join Coinbase as a Product Security Engineer to leverage AI in enhancing application security and vulnerability management.
Posted by employer 2 weeks ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 weeks ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
AI in the day-to-day
You'll pioneer how Coinbase uses frontier AI models to scale vulnerability discovery and automate security workflows.
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Product Security Engineer at Coinbase, the individual will focus on developing and maintaining AI-driven security tools to enhance vulnerability detection and response across the company's products. Key skills include experience in application security, penetration testing, and proficiency with programming languages like Python or Go, particularly in the context of AI applications. This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in offensive security and a passion for integrating advanced technologies into security practices. Coinbase's dynamic environment emphasizes collaboration and innovation, making it a fitting place for those eager to push boundaries.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 14 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Product Security Engineer role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Remote - Canada.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists CAD 154,000–CAD 154,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Product Security Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Remote - Canada.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Go, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Product Security Engineer role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
As an Offensive Security Engineer on the Application Security team within Security, you'll pioneer how Coinbase uses frontier AI models to scale vulnerability discovery, red team AI systems, and automate security workflows. This role bridges traditional penetration testing with next-generation AI-augmented offensive security, directly accelerating our ability to protect products and customers. You'll own the development of AI-driven security tooling and collaborate across Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and Incident Response to fundamentally shift how we operate.
What you'll do:
- Build, deploy, and maintain custom security scanners that leverage frontier models to detect vulnerabilities at scale across Coinbase's product surface.
- Lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems, including jailbreak testing, prompt injection analysis, and tool abuse simulation.
- Develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability triage, validation, and remediation workflows to accelerate the bug bounty and vulnerability response pipelines.
- Partner with engineering teams to prioritize, remediate, and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities discovered through AI-augmented and manual testing.
- Mentor junior security engineers on integrating AI into offensive security workflows to scale team capabilities.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in application security, penetration testing, or offensive security with demonstrated ability to build custom security tooling.
- Hands-on experience using LLMs or frontier models to automate security tasks, scale vulnerability research, or build security scanners.
- Demonstrated experience red teaming AI-based systems (prompt injection, jailbreak testing, tool abuse).
- Deep understanding of common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25) and proven track record identifying and exploiting them in production environments.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or similar) with experience writing production-grade security tooling.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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