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Will AI replace product security engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting product security engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 76 live product security engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 46% of current product security engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
76live openings
46%ask for AI skills
32%remote
35companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence, LLMs. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, Communication, Vulnerability, Go, CI/CD, Application Security — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 9 |
| DigitalOcean | 8 |
| Anduril Industries | 6 |
| Chainguard | 5 |
| AlphaSense | 4 |
| Affirm | 3 |
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