Senior Security Engineer
Pubblicato il 17-10-2026 - VulnU in Brescia
Senior Security Engineer (Security Champion), RuntimesKong · konghq.comCategory: Security EngineeringLocation: RemoteLevel: SeniorSalary: $77,180 – $95,340Are you ready to unlock intelligence?If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.At Kong, our API and AI Gateway sits at the center of how Fortune 500 enterprises and AI-native startups secure and govern the flow of intelligence.Every request into a company's infrastructure goes through the Gateway first. Security isn't a side concern here, it's the top priority: you're guarding the front door.You'll be securing AI traffic while the playbook is still being written: prompt injection, agentic authorization, MCP. These are problems nobody has fully solved yet.We're looking for a Software Engineer with a security specialization to join our Runtimes team as a Security Champion:
an engineer who writes real code and makes security a built-in part of how we ship.What you'll do:Run security-focused code audits, threat modeling, and secure design reviews across our AI Gateway and API Gateway capabilitiesOwn vulnerability management end-to-end: triage, reproduction, remediation, verificationPartner with AI Gateway engineering on emerging AI/LLM threat patterns (ie: prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse)Coach engineers on secure coding practices, turning security findings into lasting team habitsContribute hands-on to Gateway feature work, with security built-in from day oneWhat you'll bring:3+ years building production software, with 2+ years in a dedicated security role (AppSec, vulnerability research, or pentesting);Solid coding skills in a object oriented language (Rust, Java, Python, Go, or similar);Practical threat-modeling experience;Working knowledge of cybersecurity (especially L7 security and authentica