Credit Genie · 16 hours ago
Staff Security Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/StaffCredit Genie is a mobile-first financial wellness platform designed to help individuals take control of their financial future. They are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of their security infrastructure and policies, working closely with various teams to ensure systems remain secure and compliant.
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Responsibilities
Design new and improve existing security tools, ensure their operational reliability, adherence to SLAs, and strengthen the organization’s security posture through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement
Drive innovation by automating security processes and developing advanced methods for analyzing and responding to security findings
Maintain and refine custom cloud security baselines, develop and implement cloud security policies and detection rules. Build security controls that detect, prevent, and correct cloud vulnerabilities
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure security is embedded into solution design and deployment from the ground up
Empathize with the full spectrum of our customers and our engineers by advocating for effective solutions that scale with the needs of our business and our customers
Lead threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing to identify and address security risks proactively. Monitor security logs and alerts to detect anomalies and coordinate incident investigations
Develop and maintain incident response plans, ensuring rapid detection, analysis, and mitigation of security threats
Qualification
Required
You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent professional experience
Passionate about advocating for and implementing solutions to complex problems, at-scale, in a large multi-cloud environment
You don't want to just provide security recommendations, you want to help implement solutions to solve systemic issues
You have prior experience in Development Operations, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Security Architecture, Cloud Security or Offensive Security
Fluent in one or more modern coding languages (Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
Experience with one or more infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure and/or containers (e.g. Kubernetes). Able to work both independently and collaboratively, willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment
Benefits
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents on your first day of employment.
Monthly fitness reimbursement up to $100 or a full membership to LifeTime Fitness
401(k) with a 3.5% match and immediate vesting
Meal program for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Life and accidental insurance
Flexible PTO
Company
Credit Genie
Credit Genie is a fintech company that provides financial tools and debt relief services.
Founded in 2019
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$56.97MKey Investors
Khosla VenturesFortress Investment Group
2025-02-12Series Unknown· $33.79M
2023-10-20Series Unknown· $10M
2023-10-20Debt Financing
Recent News
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