Senior Application Security Engineer, Altruist

• Experience - 4+ years of experience working as an Application/Product Security Engineer:
• Experience as a pentester across web, API, and mobile targets
• Extensive experience with security assessments
• Experience with tools such as Burp Suite
• Strong ability to work independently
• Education - A B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Information Security or relevant experience
• Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (i.e., Java, Spring, Terraform, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
• Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
• Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way
• Assurance - Your confidence is brilliant, yet ego-less. You possess a strong knowledge base, the ability to discover the unknown, and are open to differing perspectives
• Creative problem solving - Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You’re instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Altruist we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles

Desirable

• Altruist is in the midst of an exciting phase and we’re excited to hire a Senior Application Security Engineer to join our growing Security team. Your expertise will ensure our products are secure — by continuously attacking them the way a real adversary would
• Pentest the Altruist web application, APIs, infrastructure, Android application, and iOS application
• Break security controls continuously so we can build them better each time
• Perform focused authorization and exploitability assessments on high-risk attack paths
• Conduct cloud pentests and identity-focused offensive testing
• Run purple-team exercises with Detection & Response and help build detections from your tradecraft
• Develop and maintain offensive tooling and repeatable testing playbooks; contribute to phishing and social-engineering assessments
• Document findings with reproducible proofs-of-concept, clear risk ratings, and actionable remediation guidance