Staff AppSec Engineer
Washington, DC - USA
Job Summary
Meet Upside:
We created Upside to transform brick-and-mortar commerce. Our technology uses the sophistication of online retailprofit measurement attribution and incrementalityto provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick-and-mortar businesses with new profitable customers. Weve helped millions of users earn 2 to 3 times more cashback than any other product and hundreds of thousands of brick-and-mortar businesses earn measurable profit. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year and that value goes directly back to our retailer partners the consumers they serve and important sustainability initiatives.
The Impact Youll Make:
Youll report to the Director of Information Security and partner closely with engineering and technology stakeholders across the organization. Drawing on your expertise in secure development practices and payment systems youll own the identification and remediation of application vulnerabilities end-to-end. This is an individual contributor role with real influence youll shape how our AppSec program evolves raise the security bar across our engineering org and make it easier for developers to build securely from the start.
Leverage AI tools to design and deliver scalable security solutions that address application vulnerabilities
Execute automated security testing (SAST SCA) and work directly with engineers to resolve findings
Develop threat models and collaborate with product and engineering teams to surface document and prioritize risk
Advise leadership on security architecture decisions and application security best practices
Build developer security literacy through training enablement and vulnerability management guidance
Participate in penetration testing efforts and support bug bounty program operations
Contribute to the administration of AWS Control Tower and IAM provisioning workflows
Stay current with the broader security community and bring emerging trends back to the team
What You Should Have:
6 years in application security or product security including hands-on experience reviewing Python code
A track record of building and delivering solutions in vulnerability management programs
Deep expertise in AWS security architecture including Lambda and AWS Control Tower
Demonstrated experience adopting and integrating AI tools into security or engineering workflows
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field preferred
Strong communication and collaboration skills youre as comfortable with engineers as you are with leadership
Tools We Use:
GitHub Advanced Security GitHub Actions GitHub Copilot
Python
Terraform
AWS (Lambda DynamoDB S3 SNS SQS IAM VPCs)
ChatGPT
Snowflake
SQL
Location: Remote
Compensation:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $210000 - $230000 equity benefits. The final starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications work location and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Benefits:
Medical dental and vision coverage starting on Day 1
Equity (ISOs)
401(k) program
Family planning programs paid parental leave
Physical fitness and wellness memberships
Emotional and mental health support programs
Unlimited PTO 10 paid federal holidays our annual week-long Winter Break
Flexible work environment
Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
Employee Resource Groups
Learning and Development stipend
Transparent culture
Amazing mission!
Diversity and Inclusion:
Diversity drives innovation and our differences make us stronger. Were passionate about building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds skills and perspectives and we do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
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Notice To Recruiters And Placement Agencies:
This is an in-house search with a dedicated recruiter. Please do not submit resumes to any person or email address at Upside. Upside is not liable for and will not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any party or agency other than its approved recruitment partners.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
We support market challengers to successfully improve and scale their digital commerce on their way to become industry leaders.