Senior Application Security Engineer
Hippo Insuranceabout 9 hours ago
Base Salary
$151k - $226k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior subject matter expert in application security.
- Act as a trusted security advisor during architecture reviews and risk assessments.
- Identify and communicate application-centric security risks.
- Independently own and drive resolution of complex application security challenges.
- Apply threat modeling and adversarial thinking to improve application resilience.
- Contribute to security programs by shaping standards and best practices.
- Support security incidents with application security expertise.
- Design and operationalize automated security tooling and pipelines.
- Mentor engineers and security partners to improve secure design.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in application security or product security roles.
- Strong understanding of Customer Identity Access Management (CIAM) and authentication protocols.
- Demonstrated impact improving application security outcomes across teams.
- Deep experience securing web applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
- Proven ability to identify architectural security risks.
- Solid understanding of cloud-native application architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with automated security tooling and pipelines.
- Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages.
Benefits
- Multiple medical plans and 100% employer-covered dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement plan and employer-paid life insurance.
- Training and internal career growth opportunities.
- Flexible Time Off policy.
- 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
- Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches for onsite employees.
Tech Stack
Kubernetes