Staff Application Security Engineer

Job Description

Staff Application Security Engineer

Remote (Anywhere), United States  
 
As a Staff Application Security Engineer at Chegg, you'll shape how security integrates into our product lifecycle, development pipelines, and developer onboarding. We're seeking a curious, collaborative, and strategic security professional to define, lead, and evolve our application security practices alongside product and infrastructure engineering teams. 

What You'll Do: 

• Perform secure design and code reviews, identifying and prioritizing risks, attack surfaces, vulnerabilities, and providing mitigation strategies. 

• Drive the remediation of critical vulnerabilities and clearly communicate risks and solutions to stakeholders. 

• Proactively eliminate entire vulnerability classes through security architecture improvements and secure coding practices. 

• Continuously improve Chegg’s security posture with software and service platforms including Hackerone, Cobalt.io, and Wiz.io. 

• Mentor and guide junior security engineers and cross-functional teams on secure software development best practices. 

What You'll Bring: 

• 8+ years of experience in application security, secure software development, and cloud infrastructure security. 

• Experience securing APIs, microservices architectures, and addressing modern infrastructure security challenges. 

• Deep understanding of authentication and authorization protocols such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and JWT. 

• Hands-on experience with static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA) tools. 

• Developer-level proficiency in at least one programming language—preferably Python, Java, JavaScript, or Golang. 

• Familiarity with front-end and back-end technologies such as React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and/or Java. 

• Creative, resourceful, and adaptive problem-solving capabilities. 

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels. 

• Strong ability to work independently and collaboratively across various teams, linking tactical initiatives to long-term strategic outcomes. 

• A genuine passion for security and continuous learning. 

Stand-Out Qualifications: 

• Proven track record mentoring and developing junior team members. 

• Relevant experience in offensive security, penetration testing, or red teaming. 

• Expertise of cloud-native (AWS) technologies including containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform). 

• Experience with Gitlab CI/CD. 

• Contributions to the security community through open-source projects, research papers, or conference presentations. 

The pay range for this position is $110,880 – 323,400. The actual pay will vary based on geographic location, job requirements, professional experience, and other factors. In addition, Chegg offers a comprehensive benefits plan for eligible employees, including medical, dental, vis