Staff Product Security Engineer
Job Description
Greenlight Financial Technology, a leading family fintech company, is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer to join their security team. This role is critical in ensuring product security across the entire software development lifecycle. The position offers a competitive base salary range of $165,000-$200,000 and comes with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, 401k matching, and unlimited PTO.
The ideal candidate will be a technical leader who can drive product security initiatives end-to-end, working closely with engineering, product, and operations teams. Key responsibilities include developing security strategies, implementing security best practices in the SDLC, managing application security testing programs, and handling incident response processes.
The role requires deep technical expertise in web and mobile application security, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security principles in AWS environments. The successful candidate will need strong communication skills to articulate complex security concepts to various audiences. Experience with tools like Burp Suite, Metasploit, and relevant security certifications are valued additions.
Greenlight offers a modern tech stack including Node.js, Java/Kotlin, React, and Kubernetes, along with a strong focus on work-life balance and professional growth. The company's mission to help parents raise financially smart kids, combined with their commitment to security and innovation, makes this an exciting opportunity for a security professional looking to make a meaningful impact.
Responsibilities For Staff Product Security Engineer
- Develop and execute comprehensive product security strategy
- Foster security awareness across Engineering and Product organizations
- Integrate security best practices and automated tooling into SDLC
- Establish and enforce secure development standards
- Oversee application security program including SAST, DAST, SCA, and penetration testing
- Partner with teams to prioritize and remediate security vulnerabilities
- Establish and manage incident response process for security events
- Enhance Greenlight Application's security features
- Stay current with latest security threats and industry best practices
Requirements For Staff Product Security Engineer
- Deep technical knowledge of web and mobile application security
- Deep technical knowledge of CI/CD pipeline
- Experience implementing and managing Product Security tools
- Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, IAST, and penetration testing
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles in AWS
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with security tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, Kali Linux) preferred
- Background in financial services or fintech preferred
- Security certifications (OSCP, CEH, SANS) preferred
Benefits For Staff Product Security Engineer
- Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
- Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
- Traditional 401k with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
- Professional development stipends
- Mental health resources
- 1:1 financial planners
- Fertility healthcare
- 100% paid parental and caregiving leave
- Flexible WFH
- Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches
- Employee resource groups
