Brex · 8 hours ago
Engineering Manager, Security Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$240K/yr - $300K/yr
3+ years expBrex is the AI-powered spend platform that helps companies manage their spending efficiently. The Head of Security Engineering will lead and support teams focused on Application Security and Security Operations, aiming to enhance the security program while fostering a collaborative and effective work environment.
BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Build, lead, and grow successful security engineering teams across Application Security and Security Operations domains, with strong commitment to recruiting great talent. Recruiting is everyone's responsibility at Brex
Drive security strategy and roadmap for vulnerability prevention, secure product lifecycle, detection automation, and security operations across corporate security, detection & response, and infrastructure security domains
Set direction for engineering team strategy, share context by elaborating the 'why', empower everyone to achieve their best work, and drive execution of security projects while setting clear expectations
Guide teams to build and deliver high-quality security tooling and automated solutions at scale, including contributing to and maintaining the team's open source project Substation
Inspire a collaborative culture across highly cross-functional teams, working with engineering leaders across Brex and upholding high engineering standards while operating calmly under pressure during security incidents
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role managing security engineering teams with demonstrated autonomy and self-direction as a strong M1-level manager
Strong software engineering background with coding ability and passion for security. Expected to contribute to development of security tooling and act as maintainer for open source projects
Strong cross-functional leadership with exceptional stakeholder management skills. You genuinely enjoy working with others and have a track record of successfully delivering complex projects across multiple teams in fast-paced environments. Excitement to work collaboratively with engineering partners, product, fraud, legal, GTM, and GRC teams
People-centered management philosophy that empowers engineers to do their best work by providing context, clarity, and support. You enable your team's work to scale by coaching and developing talent, not micromanaging. Strong leading and coaching abilities are essential for this role
Excellent written and verbal communication skills paired with a collaborative mindset. You can convey complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience managing up and out - you can effectively communicate with leadership, influence without authority, and build strong relationships across all organizational levels
Comfortable with ambiguity and change - you're flexible and thrive in environments where priorities shift and you need to navigate uncertainty
Deep experience with application security competencies including secure development lifecycle, threat modeling, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and red/purple teaming
Experience with security operations including alert triage, incident response, detection engineering, SIEM/log aggregation, and deploying security monitoring systems
Knowledge of Python, scripting languages, and AI/agentic approaches to build tools and automate security tasks
Preferred
Proficiency with Kotlin, gRPC, GraphQL, Kubernetes, or Go
Previous experience as a software engineer or in consultancy performing web application security reviews
Experience with AWS and securing distributed systems in cloud environments
Experience with pentesting and securing agentic features and AI systems
Contributions to the wider technical community through open source projects, public research, blogging, conference presentations, or community organizing
Experience managing bug bounty programs
Familiarity with modern security tooling stack including Terraform, Tines, EDR solutions, Wiz, Crowdstrike, and SIEM platforms
You champion security best practices while enabling developer velocity and creating intuitive, secure-by-default experiences
Benefits
Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.
Company
Brex
Brex is a financial service and technology company that provides business credit cards and cash management accounts.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.7BKey Investors
CitiTiger Global ManagementDST Global
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $235M
2023-07-25Series Unknown
2022-05-18Series D
Leadership Team
Pedro Franceschi
Founder and CEO
James Reggio
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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