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Nifty Gateway Studio · 1 week ago

Senior Application Security Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform, and they are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to protect the company and customers against application security threats. The role involves collaborating with engineering and product teams to provide security recommendations and identify security issues throughout the software development lifecycle.

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Responsibilities

Support the Gemini Secure Software Development Lifecycle as an application security subject matter expert through design review, threat modeling, code review, and penetration testing

Collaborate and advise engineering teams on application security best practices and vulnerability remediation

Perform deep-dive security reviews to ensure all Gemini products and services follow secure design principles across our product portfolio (web, mobile, and APIs)

Research, build and drive adoption of high-signal application security automation and secure-by-default frameworks

Create and deliver hands-on software security training to engineering teams to enable engineers at scale

Participate in the Application Security on-call rotation to support engineering teams during incidents

Qualification

Application securityPenetration testingThreat modelingSecure code reviewMicroservice architecturesCloud-native environmentsSecure design patternsPythonScalaC++JavaScriptCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

5+ years of experience in application security or similar roles

Ability to perform design reviews, threat modeling, secure code reviews, or penetration testing with an attacker mindset

Strong background in application security best practices and familiarity with common vulnerabilities (e.g. SSRF, race conditions, privilege escalations, etc.)

Some background in development or scripting experience (Python, Scala, C++, or JavaScript)

Familiarity with and ability to understand business objectives, business context, and security risk

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate on a cross-functional team