Application Security Engineer resume keywords
What a application security engineer resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.
Also covers: Appsec Engineer, Product Security Engineer, Software Security Engineer.
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Skills and keywords
These are the terms most consistently used to screen application security engineer applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.
Example bullets
Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.
- Ran threat models for N new features before launch.
- Added SAST and DAST to N pipelines, catching N high-severity bugs before release.
- Reviewed N pull requests a month for security issues across N services.
- Trained N developers on common web vulnerabilities, cutting repeat findings by N%.
Verbs that signal ownership
Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”:
Example summaries by level
Two or three lines at the top of your resume. Pick the one closest to your stage, fill the blanks, and keep only the skills that are true of you.
Motivated application security engineer with hands-on experience in application security and secure code review from internship, course or project. Quick to learn, careful with detail, and ready to grow into a full application security engineer role at company type.
Application Security Engineer with N years of experience in application security, SAST and DAST. Known for one result you are proud of, and comfortable working with teams, clients or patients to get things done on time.
Senior application security engineer with N+ years of experience and deep strength in threat modeling and OWASP Top 10. Have led a team of N, owned a budget, or another scope, with a record of measurable result across setting.