Raydar
Senior Application Security Engineer
$190K–$250K
San Francisco, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 4 to 8 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
About the job
Own and grow the application security program, build security tooling and processes, lead incident response, and support compliance in a regulated fintech environment.
What you'll do
- Mature application security practices, tooling, processes, and the secure development lifecycle in partnership with engineering.
- Design security architecture for automated AI-driven workflows, protect data privacy, and automate detection and vulnerability management.
- Lead incident response and support industry certifications and customer security requirements.
What they ask for
- 4 to 8 years of experience scaling a security program or architecture at a startup or on new initiatives at a high-growth technology company.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
- Hands-on application security experience, including secure code review, threat modeling, and penetration testing; strong cloud security fundamentals.
- Experience in fintech or another regulated B2B software environment, with a track record leading a company through formal security audits and certifications.
Pay
USD 190,000 to 250,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Design security architecture for automated AI-driven workflows, protect data privacy, and address emerging AI-specific vulnerabilities.
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