Hippo Insurance · 9 hours ago
Senior Application Security Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yr
6+ years expHippo Insurance is dedicated to protecting the joy of homeownership through modern insurance solutions. The Senior Application Security Engineer will drive application security outcomes across the engineering organization, serving as a trusted expert to influence secure design decisions and manage complex security challenges.
Financial ServicesFinTechInsurTech
Responsibilities
Serve as a senior subject matter expert in application security, providing authoritative guidance on secure design, authentication, identity flows, API security, and cloud-native application risks
Act as a trusted security advisor during architecture reviews, design discussions, and risk assessments across multiple teams and services
Identify, assess, and clearly communicate application-centric security risks across application code, CI/CD pipelines, identity systems, and cloud environments
Independently own and drive resolution of complex and ambiguous application security challenges with broad organizational impact
Apply threat modeling, attack-path analysis, and adversarial thinking to inform defensive improvements and strengthen application resilience
Contribute technically to broader security programs by shaping standards, best practices, secure patterns, and technical guidance
Support security incidents and targeted threat-hunting efforts by providing application security expertise, root-cause analysis, and remediation guidance
Design, improve, and help operationalize automated security tooling and pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection)
Mentor engineers and security partners across teams, acting as a force multiplier to improve secure design and decision-making at scale
Communicate risks, recommendations, and standards clearly to senior engineers and security leadership to influence technical direction
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in application security or product security roles
Demonstrated impact improving application security outcomes across multiple teams, systems, or business domains
Deep experience securing web applications, APIs, distributed systems, WAFs, and customer identity platforms
Strong understanding of authentication and identity protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, MFA)
Proven ability to review system designs, data flows, and identify architectural security risks
Solid understanding of cloud-native application architectures and CI/CD pipelines from an application risk perspective
Experience designing or maintaining automated security tooling and pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection)
Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages
Preferred
Experience threat modeling or assessing AI-powered features and LLM integrations
Application-focused penetration testing or adversarial security testing experience
Familiarity with Kubernetes, container security, and infrastructure-as-code as they relate to application security
Experience operating in regulated environments
Relevant security certifications (e.g., OSWE, GWAPT, CSSLP)
Benefits
Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families.
401(k)-retirement plan
Short & long-term disability
Employer-paid life insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Equity - This position is eligible for equity compensation
Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees
Company
Hippo Insurance
Hippo offers tailored home insurance and uses a hybrid fronting carrier to diversify risk across personal and commercial lines.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (7)
2024 (17)
2023 (21)
2022 (15)
2021 (19)
2020 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.26BKey Investors
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance CompanyBondHorizons Ventures
2021-08-03Post Ipo Equity· $550M
2021-08-03IPO
2020-12-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Richard McCathron
President & CEO
Guy Zeltser
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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