Senior Security Engineer - Product Security at Cogent Security
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$100,000–$300,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
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Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A product/application security engineering role at an early-stage AI cybersecurity startup, responsible for embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle — including threat modeling, secure code review, SAST/DAST, and supply-chain hardening. The hire will also build and automate security tooling, serve as an internal security SME, and help shape the company's security posture from the ground up as an early security hire.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 110 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 30–150
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $165,879 (middle half $117,529–$206,125). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role sits at the intersection of security analysis (15-1212) and hands-on software/security engineering (15-1252). The JD explicitly requires shipping code and automation, not just security analysis, making 15-1252 a credible alternative — but the primary framing is product/application security ownership, so 15-1212 was chosen.
Python, Go, and TypeScript are listed together as interchangeable examples of stack fluency ('e.g. Python, Go, Typescript, and/or similar'); they are captured as one skill with alternatives rather than separate hard gates.
The compensation range ($100K–$300K) is unusually wide; the posting notes it varies by location, level, and experience, and that equity and variable comp may also apply.
The role is listed as in-person in San Francisco and New York; remote is not offered.
AI/ML security and security-champions program experience appear under 'Bonus Points' and are marked as preferred accordingly.
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