Senior Security EngineerSan Francisco, CA
Posted
- Work style
- Onsite
- Salary
- $190k–$250k
- Stage
- Series A
- Industry
- Fintech
- Visa sponsorship
- Transfers only
- Employment
- Full-time
The opportunity
Own and grow the application security program at an AI-native fintech that banks rely on. You'll stay hands-on, secure AI agent workflows in a regulated setting, and grow into technical leadership.
A Series A AI company, founded in 2023 by banking and machine learning experts and backed by top-tier investors. It builds an AI-native lending platform for banks and fintechs that automates most of the manual work in business lending. About 45 people in San Francisco.
What you will do
- Own and mature the application security program, with tooling and secure development practices engineers actually use
- Secure the AI agent surface with engineering, protecting data privacy and guarding against AI-specific risks
- Automate security work, from detection pipelines to vulnerability management
- Lead incident response and turn every incident into lasting improvements
- Support compliance and customer trust work such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 and bank security requirements
What you bring
- Around 4 to 8 years in application security, ideally at a fast-growing company
- Hands-on security engineering you enjoy doing yourself
- Experience with threat modeling, secure SDLC and vulnerability management
- Experience with AWS or GCP and identity and access management
- Interest in securing AI agents and AI workflows
- Willingness to work in person in San Francisco five days a week
Nice to have
- Security work in banking, fintech or another regulated industry
- SOC 2 or ISO 27001 experience
- TypeScript or JavaScript
Pay and benefits
$190k–$250ka year, full-time
- Salary range: $190,000 to $250,000 per year. This is the range the client expects to pay in good faith. The final amount depends on experience and other job-related factors.
- Competitive salary plus equity
- Higher pay possible for exceptional candidates
Where you will work
The team is based in San Francisco, CA, and works onsite. We can talk about what that looks like for you.
This role can support a transfer of an existing work visa, but not a new petition.
Why is the company hidden? Our clients hire quietly. V6 shares the name once we have spoken and you are ready.
How we hire
- ApplyTwo minutes. A resume or pasted text, plus a few lines on why you fit.
- V6 screenA practitioner reviews your application, and we call when there's a match.
- Intro call
- Technical interviews
- Team conversations
- Offer
Interview steps are set by the client and may change. V6 does not control the client's process, but we advocate for every candidate at each stage.
About this listing
V6 posts this role on behalf of a client company, which makes the hiring decision. Role details, salary range and benefits come from the client and may change or close without notice. A listing is not an offer of employment, and applying does not create an employment, agency or contractual relationship with V6 or the client. Candidates never pay V6 any fee.
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