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Founding Security Engineer

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1 day ago
Austin, TX, USASenior / Staff+
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Base Salary

$120k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own application and cloud security posture across infrastructure and full stack product.
  • Run SOC 2 certification efforts and interface with vendors for pen testing.
  • Build secure SDLC including threat modeling and security-sensitive code review.
  • Lead incident response and vulnerability management efforts.
  • Partner with engineering on identity, access, and data handling for sensitive information.
  • Own customer security questionnaires and represent Boom in security conversations.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in security engineering or application security with hands-on web development experience.
  • Track record securing production web apps and cloud environments, preferably AWS.
  • Working knowledge of SOC 2 and readiness to own the program.
  • Strong grasp of common attack classes and their implications in modern web stacks.
  • Experience with backend technologies like Ruby and frontend frameworks like React/Next.js.
  • Strong communication skills to explain risks to non-security audiences.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with stock options.
  • Full healthcare coverage including 50% for dependents.
  • 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 3 sick days and all US federal holidays.
  • Company-issued laptop/MacBook.
  • Company-sponsored training and development.
  • Regular off-sites, retreats, and travel opportunities.

Tech Stack

AWSNext.jsReactRubyTerraformTypeScript