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# Staff Product Security AI Engineer

- **Company:** PayPal
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,500.0 - $238,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Burp Suite, Code Review, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, AI-enabled Products, Ruby, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Software Security, AI Coding Agents, Containerization, Kubernetes, Terraform, Software Version Control, Static Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Analysis, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/76328633-staff-product-security-ai-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

 * Hands-on familiarity with application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, Burp Suite).
 * Strong programming experience in at least one language such as Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift.
 * Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud vendor (AWS, Azure, GCP).
 * Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML).
 * Familiarity with security considerations for AI/LLM development tools, AI-assisted coding, or model and tool supply chains.

 * Experience with GCP, complemented by hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and other cloud-native technologies.
 * Ability to work independently and collaborate with software, platform, and security teams, with clear written and verbal communication of technical findings and tradeoffs.

## Description

As a Staff Product Security Engineer, AI Security at PayPal, you'll help protect 439M active accounts and $1.8T in annual payment volume by leading technical work across three areas: securing AI-assisted software development, protecting AI-enabled products and agentic systems, and applying AI to improve vulnerability detection and remediation. You'll partner with Security Architecture, engineering, product, and platform teams to turn AI security requirements into scalable controls and enforcement across PayPal's products and business units.

This is a hands-on IC role with cross-organizational scope: you'll help set technical direction, lead delivery, and mentor engineers while staying involved in architecture reviews, control design, and implementation. Your work will reduce exploitable vulnerabilities from AI-assisted development and misuse by AI-enabled systems, while improving PayPal's ability to detect, validate, and remediate vulnerabilities at scale., * Leverage specialized security expertise to identify and resolve complex security issues, recommending best practices and determining new approaches that have an impact on broader security operations, while aligning security strategies with business priorities

 * Partner across teams and key stakeholders to drive security initiatives, leading and solutioning complex projects and programs to strengthen overall security posture.
 * Apply advanced analytical skills and sound judgment to solve security challenges, considering diverse perspectives and innovative solutions. Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, understanding their security implications to the company's context.
 * Directly contribute to improvements within the security domain and occasionally beyond, ensuring decisions lead to meaningful enhancements in security practices.
 * Leverage relationships across teams, both within and outside of security, to influence initiatives and integrate feedback into security processes., * Build and operate scanning and guardrail capabilities across source control, CI/CD, package ecosystems, and developer platforms.

 * Tune SAST, SCA, and supply chain controls; investigate gaps and false positives and improve remediation guidance.

 * Write and review code, APIs, detection rules, and automation that process findings and enforce security policy.

 * Partner with developers, platform engineers, and security teams to troubleshoot integrations and deliver practical improvements.

 * Evaluate new technical surfaces, including AI/LLM tools, and help define appropriate security controls.

 * Use metrics and feedback to improve reliability, coverage, performance, adoption, and remediation outcomes., The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is