Staff Security Advocate

About Semgrep

Semgrep is on a mission to make it expensive to exploit software. As the team behind the most popular SAST, we built the Semgrep AppSec Platform to deliver industry-leading code, dependency, and secrets scanning to enable organizations to ship secure code quickly without slowing down development. 

With fast, customizable code analysis across large codebases, Semgrep helps teams catch vulnerabilities early and fix them faster. Leading companies like Snowflake, Plaid, Figma, Lyft, and Dropbox rely on Semgrep to secure their software.

Semgrep is funded by top investors, including Felicis Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.

About the role

The Semgrep Security Advocacy team drives awareness and preference for Semgrep within both application security and software development communities. A Security Advocate will educate teams on secure coding, activate them through delightful product onboarding experiences, and encourage community champions to become force-multipliers that amplify our messages. We work extremely hard but also bring the fun to cross-functional.

Location expectations:

• This role is remote friendly, with some travel expected. 

Prior experience in a fast-paced, tech environment is helpful, but we are more interested in your curiosity and passion for learning and technical skills than your pedigree. So if this opportunity excites you but you don’t meet the exact requirements, apply anyway!

What you’ll do

Security Research & Thought Leadership

• Partner with security researchers to investigate emerging security trends and patterns, transforming complex findings into easily understandable and actionable insights that resonate with security and developer audiences.
• Build and maintain credibility as a trusted security voice by publishing original research, proof-of-concepts, and detailed analysis.

Content Creation

• Amplify discoveries and messages through compelling story narratives and real-world demonstrations.
• Address critical security education gaps within developer and security ecosystems.
• Produce high-impact technical content including conference presentations, in-depth blog posts, video tutorials, and short-form community engagement on social channels and forums.

Community Building & Evangelism

• Establish Semgrep as the go-to solution for secure coding by engaging authentically with security practitioners and software development teams wherever they are.
• Lead technical workshops and hands-on training sessions that demonstrate practical security risks and remediation using Semgrep tools.
• Cultivate relationships with other influencers within DevSecOps and AppSec communities to expand your reach and gather intelligence.
• Support internal teammates to be the best version of themselves by sharing your knowledge and best practices across functions.

Product Feedback Loop

• Serve as the voice of the community within Semgrep, translating user pain points and opportunities into product enhancement opportunities.
• Support engineering and product teams to beta test and provide comprehensive user experience feedback.

You are ideal for this role if you have

Technical Security Expertise

• 8+ years of hands-on keyboard experience identifying, analyzing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across web applications, cloud infrastructure, and APIs.
• Proven track record of security research contributions such as CVE discoveries, security advisories, or published research.
• Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, secure coding practices, and common vulnerability classes as well as application security testing methodologies (SAST, DAST, IAST) with familiarity of strengths and limitations.

Software Development & Tools

• Strong programming skills in multiple languages commonly used in enterprise development (Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, etc.).
• Experience with modern development workflows and methodologies including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure as code, cloud deployment, and generative AI.

Communication & Advocacy Skills

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value or user-friendly explanations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities with a portfolio of technical content delivered to technical audiences.
• Proven public speaking experience at industry conferences, meetups, or similar ev