Software Engineer II, AI Security

Software Engineer II, AI Security

Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform, helping over 4,300 customers—including Atlassian, Burger King, NBCUniversal, Square, and Under Armour—build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams can analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Ranked #1 across multiple categories by G2, Amplitude is the best‑in‑class solution for product, data, and marketing teams. Learn more at amplitude.com.

We operate from a place of humility, take ownership of problems and successes, approach challenges with a growth mindset, and put our customers at the center of everything we do.

Amplitude's Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) : Diversity enables the creation of better products, improves the ability to solve complex problems, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion—one focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection—that will allow employees of all backgrounds to thrive.

Role Overview

You will help secure Amplitude's emerging AI-powered features, from chatbots to agentic systems. This role is ideal for a security engineer who loves working at the intersection of AI, application security, and product development; someone who can threat model novel attack surfaces, partner with engineers to design safer systems, and build guardrails that make secure innovation easier.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and maintaining secure‑by‑default development patterns, libraries, templates and model‑interaction patterns (“golden paths”).
• Implement security and AI‑specific checks in CI / CD workflows (e.g. GitHub Actions, Argo Workflows) and in runtime environments (e.g. Kubernetes admission controllers).
• Leverage AI / ML tools to automate code review, alert triage, log analysis, and threat detection for application‑layer risks.
• Develop and maintain security guardrails, input / output filters, and policy enforcement layers for LLM interactions.
• Write and tune rules to catch insecure code patterns and prevent critical vulnerabilities from reaching production.
• Conduct threat modeling and security design reviews for AI‑related products, such as chatbots, model‑connected platforms (MCPs), and autonomous agents.
• Contribute to internal penetration tests against AI systems.
• Collaborate with developers to remediate security issues by offering clear guidance and, where needed, hands‑on support.
• Contribute to internal tooling and frameworks to make secure development frictionless and fast.

What We're Looking For

Benefits

Compensation

This role is eligible for equity, benefits and other forms of compensation.

Colorado : $138,000 – $207,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission).

New York City : $154,000 – $231,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission).

San Francisco Bay Area : $154,000 – $231,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission).

California (outside SF Bay Area) : $138,000 – $207,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission).

Washington State : $138,000 – $207,000 total target cash (inclusive of bonus or commission; includes unlimited PTO, 10–13 holidays annually, medical / dental / vision PPO and CDHP plans, and company‑sponsored 401(k)).

Equal Opportunity

“Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.”

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