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Application Security Engineer

SpaceXAI Austin, TX

Austin, TX

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$100k - $258k/yr Full time Application Security Burp Suite Ci/cd Security

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Job Description

SpaceXAI is hiring an Application Security Engineer in Austin, TX (onsite) to secure payments and financial products across the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Run in-depth code reviews and static analysis to find and address vulnerabilities in financial applications
Create and implement secure coding guidelines and best practices for development teams
Partner with engineering teams to embed security practices into CI/CD pipelines
Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for payments, wallets, ledgers, and related surfaces
Develop mitigation strategies for fraud, abuse, and unauthorized movement of funds or credits
Own vulnerability tracking and remediation, including guidance to development teams
Manage the bug bounty program: intake, triage, researcher communication, and coordinated disclosure
Support application security incident response activities
Monitor emerging threats targeting financial and cloud-native systems and strengthen controls continuously
Evaluate and secure software supply chains, including creating and maintaining Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs)
Design and implement agentic and LLM-based solutions to detect, investigate, or prevent security issues

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
3-5 years of experience in application security with a strong focus on code security practices
Experience in payments, money transmission, digital wallets, or related financial platforms
Deep understanding of secure coding, application security frameworks, and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
Proficiency in Python or Rust and secure coding practices in these languages
Experience securing CI/CD pipelines and implementing DevSecOps
Familiarity with software supply chain security and SBOM generation tools
Experience with security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP) and static/dynamic analysis
Experience securing payments, wallets, ledgers, or other high-value transaction systems, including controls against fraud, abuse, and integrity issues
Experience designing and implementing agentic and LLM-based solutions for security problems
Excellent communication skills for explaining complex security topics to technical and non-technical audiences

Technologies

Python, Rust
OWASP Top 10
Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP
Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs)
DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines
agentic solutions, LLM-based solutions
GitOps
infrastructure-as-code

Benefits

Equity
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Short & long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Various other discounts and perks

Preferred Skills and Experience

Hands-on experience securing applications on AWS (familiarity with other cloud platforms is a plus)
Relevant security certifications (e.g., BSCP, OSCP, OSWE)
Experience managing bug bounty programs
Background in data privacy and compliance relevant to financial products and cloud-native applications
Experience with GitOps and infrastructure-as-code security
Experience building custom security tooling to enhance and automate security processes
Contributions to open-source security projects or tools

Compensation

$100,000 - $258,000 USD per year
Base salary is part of a total rewards package that includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k), short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
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