Application Security Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-31, Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Application Security Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SAST.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-31
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+How many Application Security Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Application Security Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31.
+What skills do Application Security Engineer jobs require?
Across Application Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, the skills mentioned most often are SAST, threat modeling, DAST, application security, CI/CD.
+Which cities are hiring the most Application Security Engineer?
As of 2026-08-31, Application Security Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in João Lisboa, Prague, Singapore, Almaty, Austin.
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Weekly Application Security Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Application Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SAST | 21 | 55.3% |
| threat modeling | 21 | 55.3% |
| DAST | 20 | 52.6% |
| application security | 20 | 52.6% |
| CI/CD | 18 | 47.4% |
| SCA | 17 | 44.7% |
| Python | 11 | 28.9% |
| OWASP Top 10 | 10 | 26.3% |
| Secrets management | 7 | 18.4% |
| penetration testing | 7 | 18.4% |
| Java | 7 | 18.4% |
| Authentication | 6 | 15.8% |
| secure coding | 6 | 15.8% |
| secure code reviews | 5 | 13.2% |
| Kubernetes | 5 | 13.2% |
Top metros hiring Application Security Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| João Lisboa | 3 | 7.9% |
| Prague | 3 | 7.9% |
| Singapore | 3 | 7.9% |
| Almaty | 1 | 2.6% |
| Austin | 1 | 2.6% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 2.6% |
| Bellaire | 1 | 2.6% |
| Boston | 1 | 2.6% |
| Calgary | 1 | 2.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, matching postings whose canonical role is “Application Security Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Application Security Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-31
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