Senior Security Research Engineer
Salt Security
About this role
Salt Security is hiring a multi-skilled Security Researcher to research and develop innovative defensive capabilities from concept to production. The role focuses on areas such as attacker detection models, identifying customer security risks, and researching emerging trends like AI agents and MCP. The position is suited for someone who enjoys deep technical research, continuous learning, and delivering impactful end-to-end solutions.
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About Salt Security
salt.securitySalt Security provides an AI‑infused API security platform that protects APIs across the entire lifecycle — from automated discovery and inventory to posture management and runtime threat protection. The platform applies machine learning and large‑scale traffic analysis to detect and stop sophisticated API threats (such as data exfiltration, business‑logic abuse, and automated attacks) while reducing false positives and prioritizing risk. Salt integrates with CI/CD pipelines, API gateways, proxies, and security tooling to give engineering and security teams continuous visibility, remediation guidance, and enforcement across cloud‑native and enterprise environments.
Recent company news
PR NewswireSalt Security Outpaces API Security Market with "12 Months of Innovation" in 2025, Delivering a New API and AI Security Breakthrough Every Month
Dec 17, 2025
SiliconANGLESalt Security launches ‘Ask Pepper AI’ to simplify API risk analysis
Dec 1, 2025
IT Security GuruSalt Security Unveils Salt Surface to Expose Hidden API Risks
Jul 31, 2025
CTechFormer Atmosec CEO Aner Gelman appointed VP Product at Salt Security
Nov 26, 2025
ChannelE2ECequence Bulks Up Partner Program to Grow Its API Security Business
Oct 23, 2025
About Salt Security
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$86k – $114k
per year
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