Senior Application Security Engineer, HOVER
$190-217k
+ Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Smartphone 3D modelling for homes
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Smartphone 3D modelling for homes
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-217k
+ Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
More information about location
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To disrupt the home improvement industry and reinvent the homeowner experience by building the world's most comprehensive and accurate physical property data set.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (or software oriented operations or IT experience)
- 3+ years of hands-on security-focused engineering experience (or secure networking, firewall, IT compliance, and/or user management)
- Proficient in at least one programming language (Ruby, TypeScript, Python, C++, etc.) and willingness to ramp up in others
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms (preferably GKE)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)
- Strong background in web security (authentication flows, OAuth, session management) and experience with identity management (e.g., RBAC, SCIM)
- Solid understanding of secure coding practices, cryptography, vulnerability management, and penetration testing methodologies
- Experience implementing or integrating SAST, DAST, or other security scanning solutions into CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of compliance standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc
- Meticulous attention to detail; able to be the final checkpoint on security decisions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-team interactions
- Ability to mentor and train engineers on secure development processes
- A proactive approach to continuous learning and staying current with emerging security trends
What the job involves
- As our Senior Application Security Engineer, you will design and implement security solutions for both enterprise and consumer-facing systems
- You will be the go-to person for security decisions—taking ownership of core functions such as authentication (login, OAuth), identity management (SCIM, RBAC), network/firewall hardening, and more
- You’ll collaborate closely with engineering teams to advise on best practices, integrate security automations, and ensure the overall robustness of our infrastructure
- Your work will be crucial in maintaining and hardening compliance (e.g. , SOC 2) and protecting sensitive data across our organization
- The Infrastructure and Security team at Hover ensures the scalability, reliability, and security of our platform, empowering engineers to build and deploy applications faster, safer, and with greater stability
- This collaborative team is composed of engineers with expertise in cloud infrastructure, security, automation, and CI/CD best practices
- We handle everything from Kubernetes environments and cloud architecture to securing user authentication and automating vulnerability detection
- Our mission is to make the best path the easiest path by providing robust automation, consistent patterns, and secure-by-design principles
- We partner with engineering teams to tackle challenges like managing rich geospatial and machine learning workloads, hardening cloud infrastructure, and implementing security features across our stack (Ruby, TypeScript, Docker, GCP, Terraform, and more)
- Team members are supported with professional growth opportunities, a strong focus on learning, and a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and the continuous improvement of our systems and security posture
- Secure Features Development: Enhance critical security features (e.g., authentication, OAuth, SCIM, RBAC). Implement secure coding patterns across Ruby, TypeScript, Docker, GCP, Terraform, GKE, Python, and C++
- Architecture & Code Review: Conduct secure code and architecture reviews, enforce secure-by-design principles, and lead threat modeling
- Automation & Tooling: Manage security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST) in CI/CD pipelines and leverage capabilities like GitHub Advanced Security
- Cloud & Infrastructure Security: Harden GCP infrastructure, IAM profiles, Docker, GKE, and secure network setups
- Compliance: Develop security controls for frameworks like SOC 2, document risks, and support audits
- Collaboration & Education: Advise teams on security best practices, respond to incidents, and lead security training
- Incident Response: Refine response procedures, track evolving threats, and improve security controls
Our take
Hover sets out to disrupt the exterior home improvement industry with a platform that enables homeowners to turn basic photos of their property into full 3D models. The platform uses up to eight ground-level photographs of the property, which are patched together into a three-dimensional image.
This image, which is layered with information on materials and dimensions of the structure, can then be used by insurance companies to assess and price damage, without the need to dispatch an inspector.
Hover has had over one million app downloads and following series D financing in 2020, the company has invested in enhancing its 3D data platform whilst expanding its eCommerce efforts. In 2022, Hover was named one of CB Insights Top 50 innovative Insurtech companies 2022.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% female employees
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2020
$60m
SERIES D
Apr 2019
$25m
SERIES C
Total funding: $127.3m
Company benefits
- Compensation - Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company
- Healthcare - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents
- Paid Time Off - Unlimited PTO for exempt employees and PTO accrued at 3 weeks per year for non-exempt employees
- Paid Family Leave - We support work/life balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leave
- Mandatory Self-Care Days - A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge
- Remote Wellbeing Resources - We provide recurring fitness classes, meditation/ mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance
- Learning - We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications
Company values
- Think - To evolve how home improvement happens for homeowners and professionals, we share our diverse perspectives, question assumptions, and push each other to innovate
- Do - We have a strong bias towards action. We work to transform great thinking into products that wow our customers, and we learn and adapt along the way
- Serve - We are guided by the principles of servant leadership and transparency. Whether working with colleagues, serving our customers, or engaging in community work, empowering others through service is part of our core
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
AJ Altman
(Founder)Majored in Computer Engineering at Notre Dame before joining Intel as an engineer. Was a consultant to the US Department of Defense and an infantry officer in the Marine Corps.
Ross Hangebrauck
(Chairman of the Board)Was Managing Director of Almaz Capital from 2013 to 2019. Also co-founded North Vector and is Director of Dabbl.
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