The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "positive enough," you belong here. As an Offensive Security Engineer on the application security team within security, you'll pioneer how Coinbase uses frontier AI models to scale vulnerability discovery, red team AI systems, and automate security workflows.

This role bridges traditional penetration testing with next-generation AI-augmented offensive security, directly accelerating our ability to protect products and customers. You'll own the development of AI-driven security tooling and collaborate across Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and Incident Response to fundamentally shift how we operate. Build, deploy, and maintain custom security scanners that leverage frontier models to detect vulnerabilities at scale across Coinbase's product surface.

Lead red teaming efforts against internal AI systems, including jailbreak testing, prompt injection analysis, and tool abuse simulation. Develop AI-driven automation for vulnerability triage, validation, and remediation workflows to accelerate the bug bounty and vulnerability response pipelines. Partner with engineering teams to prioritize, remediate, and verify fixes for critical vulnerabilities discovered through AI-augmented and manual testing.

Mentor junior security engineers on integrating AI into offensive security workflows to scale team capabilities.



3+ years of experience in application security, penetration testing, or offensive security with demonstrated ability to build custom security tooling. Hands-on experience using LLMs or frontier models to automate security tasks, scale vulnerability research, or build security scanners. Demonstrated experience red teaming AI-based systems (prompt injection, jailbreak testing, tool abuse).

Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or similar) with experience writing production-grade security tooling. Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $154,000 - $154,000 CAD All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.Data Privacy & Arbitration:

📌 Security Product Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Coinbase
📍 Winnipeg