Founding Security Engineer - Build Secure Fintech Platform

lokaal bestuur boom; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with stock options

Full healthcare coverage

15 days PTO plus sick days

Company-issued laptop

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

lokaal bestuur boom is seeking a Founding Security Engineer to secure its platform as it grows from Seed to Series A. This role involves owning security functions and working closely with leadership to build a strong security posture. Candidates should have 5+ years in security engineering and familiarity with AWS.

The position offers a competitive salary, full healthcare coverage, and a supportive work culture focused on shipping quality products and maintaining high standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering or application security with web development experience.
• Track record of securing production web apps and cloud environments.
• Strong grasp of common attack classes in modern web stacks.

Responsibilities

• Own application and cloud security posture across the infrastructure and product.
• Run SOC 2 certification effort and interface with vendors for testing.
• Build secure SDLC including threat modeling and security-sensitive code review.

Skills

Security engineering

Application security

Web development

AWS

Communication skills

Tools

Ruby

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Terraform

Job description

lokaal bestuur boom is seeking a Founding Security Engineer to secure its platform as it grows from Seed to Series A. This role involves owning security functions and working closely with leadership to build a strong security posture. Candidates should have 5+ years in security engineering and familiarity with AWS.

The position offers a competitive salary, full healthcare coverage, and a supportive work culture focused on shipping quality products and maintaining high standards.