Senior Application Security Engineer

Coalition Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Coalition Inc is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to enhance its product and engineering culture by embedding security throughout technology. The role involves conducting security assessments, mentoring engineers, and implementing proactive security measures, contributing to a remote-first and inclusive company culture.

Benefits

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend

WeWork access

Mental & physical health wellness programs

Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of direct experience in application security.
• Good understanding of computer science fundamentals and programming languages (preferably Python or Go).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical security assessments and code reviews.
• Develop internal application security solutions including CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor and train engineers to build secure products.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Prioritization

Job description

Information Security | Any location, Canada

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you'll be central to shaping Coalition’s product and engineering culture by embedding security throughout our technology. You’ll look beyond individual vulnerabilities to identify and implement the strategic solutions that both reduce risk and increase Engineering velocity. You’ll be a trusted partner to the engineering team at the earliest stages of exciting projects involving AI and other new technologies. Finally, you will gain broad experience through the operational responsibilities, such as bug bounty and incident response, which are core to a modern application security progam. If you’re excited about proactively defending applications and sharing your expertise to create lasting security improvements, come join us!

Responsibilities

• Perform technical security assessments, code and design reviews.
• Develop internal application security solutions including CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor and train engineers to build secure products.
• Implement automated, proactive security measures (e.g., SAST/DAST/Frameworks)
• Help run offensive pen-testing operations.

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of direct experience either working on or guiding an application security team
• Good understanding of computer science fundamentals and at least one programming language (preferably Python or Go)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated examples of influencing others.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle ambiguity.

Bonus Skills

• Bug bounty management
• Teaching experience
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advan

Why Coalition?

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

To all potential candidates: Coalition primarily does not use third-party recruiting services. Potential candidates will only be contacted by Coalition, Inc. during the recruitment process. You can always verify any opportunity on our official careers page http://www.coalitioninc.com/careers.

To all recruitment agencies: Coalition does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our email alias, employees, or other physical or virtual organization locations. Coalition is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.