19h ago

Lead Application Security Engineer

NYC

$225k-$300k / year

full-timeleadcybersecurity

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll own application security posture for an AI cybersecurity startup backed by NVIDIA and OpenAI. You'll embed security into CI/CD pipelines and conduct penetration testing on cloud-native applications.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Own application security posture end-to-end
  • Conduct security reviews and threat modeling
  • Build security automation into CI/CD pipelines
  • Perform penetration testing on applications and infrastructure
  • Lead vulnerability management and incident response

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in application security
  • Strong software engineering skills in Java, TypeScript, or similar
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure security on AWS
  • Hands-on experience with security tooling in CI/CD (SAST, DAST, SCA)

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR)
  • Experience building security functions from scratch
  • Bug bounty or external security testing experience

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive salary with $225K-$300K + equity
  • ๐Ÿฅ Full benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • ๐Ÿš€ Early-stage equity in fast-growing startup

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Hiring Managerยท 60 min
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