Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security - AI

9 hours, 35 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Cybersecurity
DoorDash

DoorDash

DoorDash empowers small business owners by providing an affordable and convenient platform for local delivery services, primarily focusing on restaurant food delivery.

Air Freight & Logistics
10K-50K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Co-lead the technical direction and roadmap for secure and responsible AI Security Products.
  • Build and ship paved-road security controls, including hardened product agents, AI guardrails, MCP gateways, and future AI hardening initiatives.
  • Embed with product teams to design, build, and deploy security controls across DoorDash products.
  • Lead AI-enabled vulnerability discovery, testing harnesses, and automated remediation across brands.
  • Translate security and regulatory requirements into practical engineering controls with cross-functional partners.
  • Develop scalable threat modeling and security review processes for AI systems.
  • Lead root-cause analysis for security incidents and define long-term remediation roadmaps.
  • Mentor engineers and uphold high standards for operational excellence and software engineering.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a Security Product Engineer at an internet-scale organization, with demonstrated global technical leadership.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Security Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Hands-on experience securing LLM or agentic systems, or adjacent expertise in authorization, sandboxing, or untrusted input handling.
  • Experience designing scalable, AI-enabled security reviews and threat-modeling processes.
  • Proficiency in an object-oriented language such as Go or Java.
  • Experience building security engineering controls and processes that satisfy business and regulatory requirements.
  • Exceptional analytical, investigative, problem-solving, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Experience leading security incident root-cause analysis and remediation planning.
  • Ability to collaborate with Product Engineering, Legal, Data, Security Platform, and other teams.

Benefits

  • US-remote work arrangement.
  • Base salary range of $193,800–$285,000, plus equity grant opportunities.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave and family-forming assistance.
  • Flexible paid time off, paid sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.
  • Wellness, commuter, and mental health benefits.
  • Disability and basic life insurance.

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