# Engineering Director, Application Security

**Company:** [Trail of Bits](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/trail-of-bits)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $250k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, JavaScript, TypeScript, Static Analysis, Fuzzing, AI Tools
**Posted:** 2026-02-05

> Leads Application Security practice performing code audits, vulnerability research, and secure design reviews. Hands-on leader managing team, P&L, client relationships; requires 10+ years security experience and proficiency in multiple languages.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead technical delivery: own quality and profitability of engagements, review findings, guide technical direction, maintain client relationships.
- Staff and grow the practice: manage project assignments, utilization, hiring, P&L.
- Develop engineers: support conferences, research, open source contributions.
- Set technical direction: invest in tooling, methodology, evolve with threats.
- Integrate AI into workflows for auditing, reporting, research.

## Requirements
- 10+ years in security with source code audits.
- Recent hands-on security work (code review, vulnerability research, tool development).
- Experience leading 8+ engineers with financial accountability.
- Proficiency in at least 4 of: Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Track record managing profitability, utilization, staffing in consulting.
- Experience building team careers and visibility.
- Proficiency with AI coding/analysis tools.
- Active security community contributions.

## Compensation
Base salary: $250,000 - $300,000 USD, excluding benefits and bonuses.

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