AI-Native Builder, Senior (Security Specialist)

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease. We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as an AI-Native Builder (Specialization in Security) in our Engineering team and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward.

This role blends software engineering with product security, using AI as the default execution model. You will serve as the Security Champion for a product line, owning security issues end-to-end from investigation through validation and remediation. You will improve the product and the engineering systems, architectural guardrails, and AI-assisted workflows that enable secure software development at scale.

In this role you will

• Serve as the Security Champion for an integrated product line and own security issues end-to-end
• Investigate, reproduce, prioritize, and validate vulnerabilities from customers, tooling, pen tests, and researchers
• Analyze complex codebases to identify root causes, validate strategies, and implement security fixes where appropriate
• Coordinate broader engineering changes when remediations span multiple components or teams
• Partner with Architects to strengthen secure design patterns, standards, and architectural guardrails
• Build internal tools, deterministic automation, and AI-assisted workflows for triage, remediation, testing, and validation
• Coach teams on secure development practices and embed AI-led security into everyday workflows
• Lead remediation planning using exploitability and risk-based decision making
• Support customer security reviews, vulnerability disclosure, and coordinated remediation activities
• Communicate complex findings clearly to engineers, product managers, leaders, customers, and researchers
• Continuously improve engineering systems and practices that enable secure software development

Your background

• Strong software engineering experience in Go, Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages
• Ability to understand, analyze, and debug complex production code and systems
• Experience investigating, prioritizing, and validating application security vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of secure software development, secure application architecture, and threat modeling
• Understanding of OWASP, CWE, CVSS, exploitability analysis, and risk-based remediation
• Experience using AI to accelerate investigations and secure software development
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to influence technical decisions and build consensus
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for improving engineering practices and helping other engineers succeed

It will be beneficial if you have

• Experience serving as a Security Champion or technical security lead
• Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, dependency analysis, or container security tooling
• Experience coordinating penetration tests or vulnerability disclosure programs
• Familiarity with OWASP SAMM or similar secure software development maturity models
• Experience building internal engineering tools or AI-assisted engineering workflows and supporting customer security reviews
• If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.
• What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:

Compensation

Generous remuneration package

Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrollment

Vacation, Family, and Health

• 5th week of vacation
• Birthday day off
• Extra time off for service anniversaries
• Community service time off
• International Women’s Day – March 8 is an official holiday for all employees
• Risk life insurance
• Flexible working hours and work-from-home options
• Meal allowance
• Flowmon Benefit Program (Cafeteria) – can be used for leisure and wellness, pension insurance, or a co-funded Multisport card
• Relaxation zone and drinks & fruits in the workplace

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