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> There is a HUGE demand for application security engineers, or more broadly, security folks with software engineering backgrounds

I wish. On the contrary, in my career I met more people that moved from security to development than the other way around.

In many organizations the priority is on churning out stuff and security comes later.

It is clearly proven by the small percentage of security people VS developers.

As a consequence, developers are paid and praised more. Security people end up fighting an endless uphill battle and sometime seen as "party poopers" by the developers.

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d4mi3n5y ago

As others have mentioned in similar responses, needing security vs supporting security don't always come hand in hand. That said, the technical security jobs are out there, pay well, and aren't receiving much in the way of competition.

To me, that's a fantastic situation as a job seeker. It gives me the luxury of choice. Knowing some companies don't value or support their security teams means that it's something I can screen for ahead of time. If I fail to screen appropriately and end up somewhere that I'm not happy with, I can just start looking again.

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