Application Security Engineer II

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 153,000; Full time

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Job summary

Ladders is seeking an Application Security Engineer II to strengthen security across consumer tech initiatives. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to identify risks, design safeguards, and promote secure-by-default systems.

The role includes hands-on coding, documentation, and participation in incident response to improve resilience. The position is remote for US-based candidates, with compensation ranging from $118,200 to $152,900 annually.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering and/or application security.
• Experience with threat modeling and secure design patterns.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and OWASP Top 10.
• Ability to assess security risks and deliver practical solutions.
• Clear communication to explain security issues to engineers.
• Growth mindset with a willingness to learn from senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver application security work within defined projects.
• Identify, prioritize, and help remediate application security risks with engineering teams.
• Apply secure-by-default patterns when designing or reviewing systems.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to assess risk and recommend security improvements.
• Write code and documentation to address vulnerabilities.
• Participate in security incident response and contribute to post-incident analysis.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure design patterns

Secure coding practices

OWASP Top 10

Risk assessment

Clear communication

Growth mindset

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Application Security Engineer II to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.

This role will focus on strengthening application security practices across software and product initiatives in a fast-moving consumer technology environment. You will work closely with engineering and product partners to identify risk, recommend practical safeguards, and help build secure-by-default systems. The position also includes hands-on code support, documentation, and participation in incident response and post-incident reviews to improve overall resilience.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $118,200 – $152,900 annually

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver application security work within defined projects
• Identify, prioritize, and help remediate application security risks with engineering teams
• Apply secure-by-default patterns when designing or reviewing systems
• Partner with product and engineering teams to assess risk and recommend security improvements
• Write code and documentation to address vulnerabilities
• Participate in security incident response and contribute to post-incident analysis

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering and/or application security
• Practical experience with application security techniques such as threat modeling and secure design patterns
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and common application security risks, including OWASP Top 10
• Ability to assess security risks and deliver practical solutions
• Clear communication skills to explain security issues to engineers of varying expertise
• A growth mindset with a desire to learn from senior engineers

Benefits

• Benefits information will be provided during the hiring process

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.