Who's hiring security engineers this week
Right now 72 AI companies have 195 open security engineer roles, 20 of them posted this week. The biggest hirers are Anthropic, CoreWeave, xAI. Posted salaries put the median at $233K (p25 $200K, p75 $310K) across 125 listings that publish pay. 45% have been open 60+ days.
Who is hiring this week
Signals
- SASardineHiring surge · today
Sardine is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 1 the week before)
AI × fintechSee the 11 roles → - NUNuroHiring surge · today
Nuro is on a hiring surge: 10 roles opened this week (vs 5 the week before)
roboticsSee the 10 roles →
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All security engineer roles | $200K | $233K | $310K |
| Anthropic | $362K | $362K | $402K |
| CoreWeave | $178K | $198K | $204K |
| XAI | $179K | $179K | $179K |
| OpenAI | $356K | $356K | $356K |
| NVIDIA | $197K | $219K | $310K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
The roles behind the numbers
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- TA
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- SA
- SA
- OP
- SU
- CO
- NA
- N8
- DA
- NU
- DA
- LE
- BO
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Always hiring · 88 evergreen roles
Open 60+ days. Often standing roles companies keep open year-round.
- XA
- OA
- CO
- CO
- SU
- SU
- HA
- HA
- XA
- SA
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FAQ
How many security engineer roles are open right now?
195 open roles at 72 companies as of Oct 16, 2026, with 20 posted in the last 7 days.
What do security engineer roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $233K, with the middle half between $200K and $310K (USD, annual base, 125 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most security engineer roles?
Anthropic, CoreWeave, xAI have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are security engineer roles remote?
45% of open security engineer roles mention remote work. The main hubs are San Francisco, New York, Seattle.
How is this data collected?
Every day Hiring Heat reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 220 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.