The role involves ensuring security for Match Group products, developing AI-driven tools for vulnerability detection, and collaborating with engineering teams.
Match Group is on a mission to change the world, bringing people together and facilitating millions of connections that otherwise might not have been possible. With tens of millions of users and an expansive global presence, our reach is expansive - and rapidly growing.
We're looking for an AI focused Staff Software Security Engineer to join our team.
As an AI Software Security Engineer you will help ensure the highest standard of security for Match Group products and our members. The scope of the role spans applications, infrastructure, devices, vendors, and anything else potentially at risk to the organization. Candidates that will excel in the role have technical backgrounds within security and are well-versed in manually identifying vulnerabilities as well as having a track record of writing security-adjacent code. Experience with various prompt engineering techniques, models, and strategies is strongly preferred.
Know where you belong. Match Group is a leading provider of dating products across the globe. Our portfolio includes Tinder, Match, Hinge, PlentyOfFish, The League, and others, each designed to spark meaningful connections for singles worldwide. Creating a sense of belonging doesn’t stop at our products - it’s the foundation of every team we hire.
We are flexible and offer remote or hybrid working models in the United States as options to accommodate our team. Match Group is headquartered in Dallas, TX with offices in LA, Palo Alto, and New York.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
- Develop tooling leveraging AI to identify security vulnerabilities in code and configuration oversights.
- Pursue strategies to reduce tooling noise and false positives, leaving actionable security vulnerabilities to prioritize with the brand teams.
- Interface with engineering teams and effectively convey impact and provide remediation guidance for vulnerabilities.
- Take ownership of the security research function to contribute to the security blog and speak at security conferences.
We Could Be a Match if You Have:
- At least 5 years of professional experience in application security.
- A track record of manually testing for and identifying impactful vulnerabilities.
- The ability to effectively partner and communicate with Engineering and Product teams.
- Experience securing large-scale web/mobile applications, including performing security code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and manual testing for logic flaws.
- Experience with various prompt engineering techniques and AI models to effectively develop tooling.
- Ability to write clean and maintainable code integrating across various systems.
- Experience publicly writing about or presenting security related work.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computing Science or related field.
Strong Candidates Will Have:
- Experience submitting high impact vulnerabilities to bug bounty programs, responsible disclosures, or published CVEs.
- Public work in the security space such as tooling, blog posts, or conference talks outlining novel techniques.
- The ability to identify gaps and pain points scaling application security and develop low-friction solutions through automation.
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Why Match Group?
Our mission is simple – to help people find love and happiness! We love our employees too and understand the importance of all life's milestones. Here are some of the benefits we are proud to offer:
Mind & Body – Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-being
Financial Wellness – Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial security
Unplug – Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplug
Career – Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your work
Family – Families come in all shapes and sizes so we offer 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts
Company Gatherings – We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value the rich dynamics that diversity brings to our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), gender identity or expression, uniformed service or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Period.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process — such as during pre-employment testing or interviews — please indicate this by selecting “Yes” in the accommodation request field. We’ll reach out to discuss your needs if you're selected for the interview stage.
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Top Skills
AI
Application Security
Prompt Engineering
Security Code Reviews
Software Development
Vulnerability Assessments
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