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Semgrep · 23 hours ago

Senior IDE Engineer, Semgrep Analysis Foundations

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$176K/yr - $207K/yr

Semgrep is a leader in code security, empowering developers by providing tools that surface vulnerabilities early in the development process. The Senior IDE Engineer will focus on enhancing the secure development experience, collaborating with AI technologies, and mentoring other engineers while ensuring the scalability and maintainability of the codebase.

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Responsibilities

Own our MCP server and IDE extension across popular editors and agentic coding tools
Experiment with Claude and Cursor hooks, working directly with Anthropic and Cursor engineers to influence how they develop these tools
Build comprehensive observability and debugging tools that help us quickly identify and resolve issues in diverse customer environments
Advocate for architectural decisions that make our code easy to reason about and allow us to scale with an exponentially growing number of users
Advise and mentor other engineers via thoughtful code reviews, planning discussions, technical documentation, and formal mentorship

Qualification

IDE extension developmentHigh-availability systemsCross-platform applicationsAutomated testingCI/CD pipelinesCode analysisFunctional programmingCommunication

Required

Developed an IDE extension for a popular language or tool
Built and maintained high-availability, low-latency systems that require real-time responsiveness
Built cross-platform applications for Linux, macOS, and Windows, including automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
Passion for shipping quickly and safely, caring deeply about solving real problems for our users and allowing them to depend on us
Excellent and proactive communication, both verbal and written
Interest in code analysis and experience or interest in working in a functional programming language (OCaml, Haskell). If you've ever spent time studying how your interpreter, compiler, linter, or garbage collector works, come work with us!

Benefits

Comprehensive health plans
Generous vacation time
401k
Learning stipends

Company

Semgrep

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Semgrep is an application security platform that scans code for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and enforce coding standards.
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
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https://semgrep.dev

H1B Sponsorship

Semgrep has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (7)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$193M
Key Investors
Menlo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersFelicis
2025-02-05Series D· $100M
2023-04-18Series C· $53M
2021-07-07Series B· $27M

Leadership Team

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Isaac Evans
Founder, CEO
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Drew Dennison
Co-Founder, CTO
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Recent News

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Semgrep Named to Inc.'s 2025 Best in Business List in Best AI Implementation
2025-12-02
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Semgrep Named in Fortune's 2025 Cyber 60 List For Third Year in a Row
2025-10-31
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