Engineering Director, Application Security

22 hours, 11 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Software Development
Trail of Bits

Trail of Bits

Trail of Bits is a leading company specializing in computer and network security. Since 2012, they have been helping secure the world's most targeted organizations and products by combining high-end security research with a real-world attacker mentalit...

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2012

Description

  • Lead technical delivery and quality across application security engagements.
  • Review audit findings, direct complex technical approaches, and provide senior expertise on projects.
  • Maintain relationships with key clients and support sophisticated security engagements.
  • Manage project staffing, utilization, hiring needs, and the practice’s profit and loss.
  • Develop engineers through mentorship, career growth, conference participation, research, and open-source contributions.
  • Set direction for security tooling, methodologies, and capability development.
  • Champion AI-assisted auditing, reporting, and research workflows.
  • Perform hands-on source-code review, static analysis, fuzzing, and protocol-level vulnerability research.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of security experience, including significant source-code auditing experience.
  • Demonstrable hands-on security work within the past 12 months, such as code review, vulnerability research, or tool development.
  • Experience leading 8+ engineers through client engagements with direct financial accountability.
  • Proficiency in at least four of Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Experience managing project profitability, utilization, and staffing in a consulting environment.
  • Track record of developing engineers’ careers and external visibility through talks, publications, or open source.
  • Proficiency with AI coding and analysis tools.
  • Active contributions to the security community through research, tools, advisories, or publications.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $250,000–$300,000 plus performance-based bonuses.
  • Fully company-paid health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with a 5% base-salary match.
  • 20 days of paid vacation, with additional flexibility subject to local regulations.
  • Four months of parental leave.
  • Remote-first work environment and $10,000 relocation assistance for moves to NYC.
  • $1,000 work-from-home stipend and $750 annual learning and development stipend.
  • Company-sponsored team celebrations and philanthropic donation matching up to $2,000 annually.

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