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Decagon
About Decagon
Consumer and enterprise brands deploy Decagon's AI agents to answer customer support chats, emails and calls, with tools to define how each agent behaves. Its four security openings are software engineering roles: three on platform security, at mid, senior and staff level, and a senior engineer for application security, posted across San Francisco and New York.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 4 security openings at Decagon, and their stated salaries usually fall between $291k and $400k a year (midpoint $300k).
Decagon security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTCStaff Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$400,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Francisco· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$400,000/yr- $200,000–$400,000/yr
Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Francisco· 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$330,000/yr
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Working at Decagon
Founded in 2023 by Jesse Zhang and Ashwin Sreenivas, Decagon is a venture-backed startup based in San Francisco. Its security postings state $291k–$400k/yr typically (median $300k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings4 open roles at Decagon, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Startup equity on top of salary, in San Francisco or New York.
Roles are in San Francisco, most of them also open in New York City.
Salaries at Decagon
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $300k/yr, across 4 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $200k/yr to $400k/yr.
Computed from 4 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 3 | $283k–$400k/yr | $400k/yr |
| AppSec | 1 | $200k–$400k/hr1 rate | $400k/yr |
Decagon's best-paid open roles
Sort all 4 by salaryStaff Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$400,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Francisco· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$400,000/yr- $200,000–$400,000/yr
Software Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · San Francisco· 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$330,000/yr
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Decagon: common questions
What salary does Decagon offer security staff?
Decagon's security postings usually state $291k–$400k/yr, centred on $300k/yr, going by the 4 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $200k/yr and the highest $400k/yr.
What sort of company is Decagon?
Founded in 2023 by Jesse Zhang and Ashwin Sreenivas, Decagon is a venture-backed startup based in San Francisco.
What is it like to work in security at Decagon?
Its security postings state $291k–$400k/yr typically (median $300k/yr). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Decagon's security roles?
Startup equity on top of salary, in San Francisco or New York.
Where are Decagon's security jobs based?
Roles are in San Francisco, most of them also open in New York City.
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