# Security Research Manager, Coverage Team

**Company:** [Semgrep](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/semgrep)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Denver, CO, California
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $255k – $319k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Rust, AI, Machine Learning, Security Research, Vulnerability Research, Detection Rules, Appsec, Automation, Semgrep
**Posted:** 2026-02-05

> Leads a team of security researchers to develop high-quality detection rules for secrets, code, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Drives roadmap, automation with AI, and improves coverage accuracy; requires 5+ years security tech lead experience and 2+ years people management.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Hire, develop, and grow the team, cultivating a productive, engaging, diverse, and inclusive work environment that aligns with Semgrep's core values
- Work closely with product management, sales, and product development teams across all product lines
- Understand, measure, and elevate the velocity and quality of Semgrep detection rule delivery
- Prioritize your team’s work and schedules, balancing current product needs with strategic research that will help scale the team through AI and automation
- Contribute to the technical direction and to the research (depending on your profile)
- Directly impact the security posture of many customers by improving the quality of our detection

## Requirements
- 2+ years experience as a People Manager
- 5+ years experience as a Tech Lead in the Security space: App Sec Engineer, Security Researcher, Vulnerability Researcher, etc
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environments where prototypes are rapidly iterated or discarded
- Comfortable tech leading and mentoring Security Researchers
- Excellent proactive communication skills, both verbal and written
- Fit in our low-ego high-impact culture
- Excitement about building for customers, iterating fast, and seeing solutions solve real developer problems
- Curiosity and a love of new technologies, especially AI/ML
- Comfortable writing code, especially in **Python** or **Rust**

## Example Projects
- Improve and scale Semgrep’s automated pipelines for generating and validating high-confidence detection rules
- Lead a team to identify and analyze vulnerability patterns (CVEs or from first-principle) across languages and ecosystems, and turn those into detection rules
- Put in place unified measurements for performance of detection to ensure the best quality across our customers

## Compensation
- Estimated starting annual salary range: **$255,200 to $319,000 USD**
- Total compensation may include equity, variable compensation, and benefits

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