Staff Software Engineer, Security & Privacy

About the Role

Abnormal AI is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Multi-Product Platform division, owning Security & Privacy as a platform capability.

We're looking for a distributed systems expert who has worked closely with security teams — someone who can drive Product Security at scale and translate that into clear, executable technical roadmaps.

Who you are

- First-principles thinker – you break complex, ambiguous problems down to fundamentals, then rebuild them into clear, prioritized milestones that deliver real customer value.

- Distributed systems expert – you bring deep experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, and have partnered with security teams to build secure-by-default solutions.

- Roadmap-to-reality executor – you transform requirements into actionable technical roadmaps and lead large-scale projects from concept to production.

- AI-native innovator – you bring expertise and creativity in applying AI-native approaches to unlock new capabilities.

What you will do

- Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale, cross-functional Security & Privacy initiatives — keeping pace with product expansion while preserving R&D velocity.

- Draw the Security & Privacy roadmap for the Multi-Product Platform division across a two year horizon, partnering with engineering, product, and business stakeholders.

- Mentor and grow the next generation of Tech Leads, raising the technical bar across the organization.

Must Haves

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- BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other related engineering field.

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

- Deep expertise in distributed systems, large-scale system design and architectural patterns.

- Hands-on experience with product security.

- Demonstrated track record of owning end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional projects.

- Proficiency in Golang and Python.

Nice to Have

- Experience across multiple domains — infrastructure, data platform, machine learning, or similar.

- Contributions to open-source projects, engineering blogs, or industry standards.

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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Base salary range:

$210,400—$302,500 USD

**A note on AI in our process:

- **Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews.

- These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically.

- Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person.

- Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer.

- All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

- Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer.

- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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