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Application Security Engineer

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about 2 months ago
South San Francisco, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$205k - $275k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Perform secure code reviews, threat modeling, and security design reviews for new features and services.
  • Automate security tooling like SAST, DAST, and secret scanning across CI/CD pipelines using AI.
  • Triage and validate vulnerability findings from automated tools and penetration tests.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to fix security issues and educate developers on best practices.
  • Support third-party penetration tests and manage the follow-through on results.
  • Contribute to developer security guides and training based on the actual codebase.
  • Maintain and improve vulnerability management workflows using AI.
  • Assist with compliance work related to HIPAA and SOC 2.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in application security.
  • Proficient in at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript).
  • Solid knowledge of common vulnerability classes and their fixes.
  • Hands-on experience with threat modeling and secure code review.
  • Experience with security tooling in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS) and container security.
  • Understanding of authentication standards and API security concepts.

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off (PTO).
  • Expansive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
  • Generous parental leave policy.
  • Full employee coverage for life insurance.
  • Home office stipend and cell/internet reimbursement.
  • Company-paid holidays and 401(K) plan.

Tech Stack

AWSGitHub ActionsGoGraphQLJavaPythonTypeScript

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