We’re hiring a
Senior Application Security Engineer
Remote - United States
The Information Security team at Root strives to manage information security risk within the organization while enabling transformative technologists to do their cutting-edge work. As a Sr. Application Security Engineer, you’ll be joining a team dedicated to securing Root, having an opportunity to influence how we mature our secure software development lifecycle and application security standards to appropriately manage risk, address regulatory requirements, and protect our customers.
The ideal candidate will be technically sound, an exceptional communicator, a self-starter, and a team player who thrives in highly collaborative environment.This role will report to the Sr. Manager of Security Engineering.
What you’ll achieve.
- Work across teams to tackle complex issues
- Execute large, pre-planned tasks in an efficient manner
- Coach engineers on how to find and fix security bugs
- Perform design and code reviews to identify risk and assist developers in improving overall product security
- Teach secure coding techniques and methods
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to deliver secure, high-quality features
- Partner with the business to establish application and product security standards, and secure coding practices
- Develop and manage a bug bounty program in partnership with external service providers
- Coordinate and drive remediation of identified vulnerabilities and control deficiencies
- Integrate security test automation and tooling within CI/CD pipelines
What we’re looking for.
- Knowledge of securing both web and mobile applications against common issues (including OWASP Top 10)
- Ability to write clean, functional, well-tested code
- Experience with several programming paradigms
- Deep understanding of client-server architecture and web technologies
- Solid knowledge of continuous integration pipelines and automating security feedback
- Experience building, executing, and documenting a Secure Software Development Lifecycle
- Able to take on unplanned work and bug fixes
- Understands and takes business goals into account when making technical decisions
Get In Touch
Finding the right people to help us build Root is a top priority. Whether you would like to explore the possibility of working together or simply learn more about the position, we’d love to hear from you!
Join us
At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.
Who we are
We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.
What draws people to Root
Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:
Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless. Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business. Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn. People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.
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