BetterUp · 10 hours ago
Principal AI Security Engineer
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$232K/yr - $366K/yr
8+ years expBetterUp is a company focused on human transformation, and they are seeking a Principal AI Security Engineer to advance their product and application security posture across their AI-powered SaaS platform. This role involves partnering with various teams to ensure security is embedded in the product lifecycle and to drive the design and delivery of secure AI features.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingCorporate TrainingHuman ResourcesPersonal Development
Responsibilities
Partner with Product and Engineering teams to design, build, and ship AI features across BetterUp's customer-facing platform, with a focus on Ruby on Rails and modern web technologies and ensure security is embedded early in the product lifecycle
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, technical documentation, and establishing best practices for AI feature development and AI security
Contribute to and help evolve GitHub workflows, including code releases, release notes automation, feature flag management, and deployment pipelines
Lead application-level security architecture roadmap reviews and define secure patterns for authentication, authorization, data protection, and API security
Evaluate new technologies and services for security risks and support secure vendor selection and integration
Contribute to and help evolve BetterUp’s secure development lifecycle and product security engineering standards
Partner with AI/ML teams to assess, mitigate, and monitor risks unique to GenAI and AI/ML model integration, including prompt injection, data leakage, and model manipulation
Provide deep expertise in secure coding practices, threat modeling, design reviews, and static/dynamic analysis to Engineering teams delivering core user-facing functionality
Serve as a security SME for AI-centric features, helping teams align with AI governance, security, and ethical use frameworks (e.g. ISO 42001)
Serve as a technical advisor and thought partner to Product Managers and Engineering Leads on product security strategy and implementation approaches
Mentor engineers on AI/ML best practices, secure coding patterns, and modern software development techniques
Participate actively in design reviews, sprint planning, and architecture discussions to influence product direction
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 4-5 years experience with a strong emphasis in the AI/ML space
5+ years Ruby on Rails; experience with modern web frameworks, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST tooling, threat modeling, secure code review, and vulnerability management pipelines
Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders (including the product, engineering and go-to-market teams) as well as external partners to ensure alignment of security goals with product roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and drive secure design decisions without formal authority
Security awareness and experience implementing secure coding practices, conducting threat modeling, or building features with data protection requirements
Preferred
Bonus: experience supporting or operating bug bounty or coordinated vulnerability disclosure programs
Benefits
Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible paid time off
Per year:
+ All federal/statutory holidays observed
+ 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)
+ 5 Volunteer Days to give back
+ Learning and Development stipend
+ Company wide Summer & Winter breaks
Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
401(k) self contribution
Company
BetterUp
BetterUp provides AI and human coaching to improve leadership, management, and employee performance across organizations.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$570.01MKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthLightspeed Venture PartnersThreshold
2024-02-28Series Unknown· $0.21M
2021-10-08Series E· $300M
2021-02-25Series D· $125M
Leadership Team
Alexi Robichaux
CEO & Co-Founder
Ron Lewis
Senior Vice President - Chief of Staff to CEO & GM EMEA
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