Principal Security Researcher, GitLab
$203.2-275k
+ Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
One DevOps platform
Be an early applicant
One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$203.2-275k
+ Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in security research, penetration testing, or offensive security roles
- Strong ability in discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities in large codebase and complex systems
- Proficiency in two or more of Ruby, Go, Python, TypeScript, or Rust
- Ability to read and analyze code across multiple languages and codebases
- Strong knowledge of AI frameworks
- Strong understanding of AI attack vectors including prompt injection, agent manipulation, and workflow exploitation
- At ease in establishing and driving complex remediation initiatives involving cross-functional teams
- Excellent written communication skills with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to translate complex technical findings into clear risk assessments and remediation recommendations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with creative thinking about attack scenarios
- Nice to Have: Published security research or conference presentations; background in software engineering with distributed systems expertise; experience with GitLab or similar DevSecOps platforms
- Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Principal Security Researcher to join our Application Security Team to conduct cutting-edge security research on GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps capabilities
- As GitLab transforms software development through intelligent collaboration between developers and specialized AI agents, we need security researchers who can proactively identify and validate vulnerabilities before they impact our platform or customers
- In this role, you'll be at the forefront of security research, working with our GitLab DevSecOps platform, Duo Agent Platform, GitLab Duo Chat, and AI workflows that represent the future of human/AI collaborative development
- You'll develop novel testing methodologies (including for AI agent security), conduct hands-on penetration testing, and translate emerging threats into actionable security improvements
- Your research will directly influence how we build and secure the next generation of AI-powered DevSecOps tools, ensuring GitLab remains the most secure software factory platform on the market
- This position offers the unique opportunity to shape security and AI security practices in one of the world's largest DevSecOps platforms, working with engineering teams who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI-assisted software development
- You'll have access to cutting-edge AI systems and the freedom to explore creative attack scenarios while contributing to the security of millions of developers worldwide
- This role reports to the Senior Manager of Application Security
- Conduct and lead security research projects across multiple functional areas
- Identify novel, systemic, and chained vulnerabilities in GitLab, where individual weaknesses combine for outsized impact
- Validate security vulnerabilities through hands-on testing, developing proof-of-concept exploits that demonstrate real-world attack scenarios
- Assess emerging industry vulnerability classes against the GitLab codebase, and drive remediation of the class rather than the instance
- Lead security research into GitLab's AI and agentic surfaces, and define the security requirements that engineering teams build against
- Build and direct the tooling and automation that scales security research, including agent-assisted vulnerability discovery across our codebase
- Research the security posture of open source tools and dependencies integrated with GitLab, report findings to their maintainers, and track mitigation following our responsible disclosure guidelines
- Solve technical problems of the highest scope, complexity, and ambiguity
- Help shape the team and sub-department roadmap
- Lead the integration of security research results into the engineering and business functions that need to act on them
- Teach, mentor, and advise other domain experts and individual contributors across several teams
- Share knowledge and novel vulnerability types with the security community
- Security Researchers are a part of our Application Security team, who address complex security challenges facing GitLab and its customers to enable GitLab to be the most secure software factory platform on the market. We focus on systemic product security risks and work cross-functionally to mitigate them while maintaining Engineering's development velocity
Our take
GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.
According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.
GitLab was in the right place to capitalise on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $434.9m
Company benefits
- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
- Generous Paid Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Sijbrandij
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.
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