Lead Python Engineer (AppSec) ID71666 at AgileEngine
Baltimore, MD
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Jul 14, 2026
Baltimore, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A technical leadership role anchoring a regional pod within a follow-the-sun delivery program, focused on application security posture management integrations and AI-assisted secure code scanning across the software development lifecycle. The position involves coordinating shift hand-offs across time zones, handling regional escalations, conducting secure code reviews, and guiding infrastructure architecture in regulated enterprise settings. Best suited to experienced engineers with a background in distributed team leadership and DevSecOps.
Senior level · 6+ years · Remote
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 17,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10,500–26,300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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 (9)
The title 'Lead Python Engineer' carries no standard seniority level word, so the title states no level. The actual requirements (6+ years engineering, 3+ years technical leadership, cross-timezone pod ownership, enterprise escalation authority) support a Senior classification — the leadership scope is real but the JD does not describe org-wide, multi-team architectural authority that would warrant Staff or Principal.
This role sits genuinely between a hands-on Senior IC (15-1252) and an engineering manager (11-3021): the JD emphasizes technical delivery, secure code reviews, and architecture alongside leading a cross-functional pod and facilitating shift hand-offs. The primary day-to-day framing leans technical/delivery, so 15-1252 is the primary code, with 11-3021 as the runner-up.
No work location or metro is specified. The posting mentions a follow-the-sun program and US work authorization, and the perks mention both home and office options, suggesting a flexible/remote-US arrangement.
Python and Java are presented as interchangeable ('Deep expertise in Python or Java') — Python is listed as the primary (and in the title), Java as the alternative.
AI-assisted developer workflows / intelligent agents appear only under 'Nice to Haves' and are listed as preferred.
The JD mentions ASPM integrations and AI-enabled SDLC secure code scanning as workstream context but names no specific tools or platforms for these, so no skills were emitted for them.
Compensation is described qualitatively as 'competitive USD-based' with no figures given.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI-assisted developer workflows.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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