# Engineering Director, Application Security

**Company:** [Trail of Bits](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/trail-of-bits)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Application Security, Source Code Auditing, Vulnerability Research, Static Analysis, Manual Code Review, Fuzzing, Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ai Coding Tools
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Leads a 12-person application security practice, combining hands-on code auditing and vulnerability research with client delivery, staffing, profitability, and engineer development. Requires 10+ years in security and proficiency in at least four relevant programming languages.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the Application Security practice and a team of 12 security engineers delivering code audits, vulnerability research, and secure design reviews.
- Own technical delivery, engagement quality, profitability, client relationships, project staffing, utilization, hiring needs, and the practice P&L.
- Review audit findings, guide technical direction on complex audits, and contribute hands-on senior security expertise.
- Develop engineers’ careers and support conference presentations, research publications, and open-source contributions.
- Set direction for tooling, methodology, and capability development as threats and client needs evolve.
- Champion AI-assisted auditing, reporting, and research workflows.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of security experience, including significant source-code auditing experience rather than only penetration testing.
- Recent hands-on security work within the last 12 months, such as code review, vulnerability research, or tool development.
- Experience leading 8+ engineers through client engagements with direct financial accountability.
- Proficiency in at least four of Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience managing project profitability, utilization, and staffing in a consulting environment.
- Experience developing team members’ careers and external visibility through conferences, publications, or open-source work.
- Proficiency with AI coding and analysis tools.
- Active security-community contributions, including research, tools, advisories, or publications.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $250,000–$300,000 annually.
- Performance-based bonuses.
- Company-paid health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with a 5% base-salary match.
- 20 days of paid vacation, with flexibility subject to applicable regulations.
- Four months of parental leave.
- $10,000 relocation assistance for employees moving to New York City.
- $1,000 working-from-home stipend.
- $750 annual learning and development stipend.
- Company-sponsored all-team celebrations with travel and accommodation.
- Philanthropic contribution matching up to $2,000 annually.

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