Modeled career paths · Application security

Where does a Application Security Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Application Security Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Application Security Engineer+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Application Security Engineer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
AppSec Lead+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Application Security Engineer go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Security Compliance Manager+14% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior GRC Analyst. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Product Security+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Application Security Engineer. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior GRC Analyst-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Application Security Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior XR Engineer-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Application Security Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.