Harness · 2 weeks ago
Staff Security Research Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years expHarness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market, and they are seeking a Staff Security Research Engineer to lead research into cutting-edge threats targeting APIs and CI/CD pipelines. This role involves collaborating with teams to develop detection capabilities and customer protection strategies while representing Harness at security conferences.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer ToolsDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Conduct cutting-edge research on modern attack vectors across AppSec, CI/CD pipelines, runtime environments, and emerging technologies like LLMs
Develop and refine advanced exploit techniques to prevent attacks targeting software delivery, runtime from code to cloud
Collaborate with research, product and engineering to prototype and implement detection and mitigation strategies for emerging threats
Perform in-depth security assessments and penetration testing of web applications, APIs, build systems, and cloud-native environments
Engage with customers to understand their application landscape and provide expert guidance on integrating product capabilities with their security requirements
Support pre-sales, POCs, and post-sales engagements by troubleshooting and solving complex detection and protection challenges
Build internal tools to automate and enhance security research workflows
Evangelize our research and platform through blogs, white papers, and talks at premier security conferences
Analyze global cybersecurity incidents to extract learnings and apply them across domains
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
8-10+ years of work experience
Deep expertise with modern application stacks (microservices, containers, Kubernetes, cloud platforms like AWS/GCP)
Prior development experience and a fair understanding of programming languages and frameworks are a must
Proficient in at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
Demonstrated experience in penetration testing, vulnerability research, and exploitation of Web/API ecosystems
Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, identity aware, network, application and runtime security
Strong experience with various pen testing tools like Burpsuite, ZAP, etc
Strong applied knowledge of attacks in Web/API eco-system - Web attacks, API attacks, API abuse, API Fraud, ATO, etc
Strong knowledge of modern application security threats and mitigation platforms like (WAFs, WAAP, RASP, etc.)
Working knowledge of IAST, DAST, and SAST
Experience in responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities and a track record of CVEs or similar
Strong analytical skills and the ability to conduct complex security research autonomously
Ability to work autonomously and drive complex security investigations from hypothesis to implementation
Preferred
Proven track record of publishing high-quality research or presenting at top security conferences (e.g., Black Hat, DEF CON, RSAC, BSides) is a strong plus
Certifications such as CEH, OSCP, OSCE, or relevant security credentials
Company
Harness
Harness provides a software delivery platform that helps engineering teams build, deploy, and operate applications through a set of tools.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (31)
2024 (22)
2023 (10)
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2021 (6)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$775MKey Investors
Goldman SachsSilicon Valley BankNorwest
2025-12-11Series E· $200M
2025-12-11Secondary Market
2024-05-14Debt Financing· $150M
Leadership Team
Jyoti Bansal
CEO & Co-Founder
Ravitej Yadalam
Senior Director of Product Management
Recent News
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