Remote Senior Penetration Tester — AI-Sec for FinTech

Forward Financing LLC; United States; Remote; USD 143,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company

Flexible hours

Office locations available

Job summary

Forward Financing LLC is seeking a Senior Penetration Tester to identify vulnerabilities in our software before attackers do. You will pentest core systems, AI-powered components, and agent-generated code while shaping how we test AI-built software.

You will work with a fast-moving engineering team, bring ideas for AI-driven testing, and help ensure security across web apps, APIs, and AWS infrastructure. Remote-first with flexible hours and annual compensation discussed with recruiters.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in application security, offensive security, or product security.
• Hands-on pentesting and code-review depth across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Understanding AI/LLM attack surface: prompt injection, insecure agent tool use, and vulnerabilities in AI-generated code.
• Experience with secure SDLC practices.
• Proficiency in Ruby, Python, TypeScript, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Conduct manual penetration tests against our systems and build AI-assisted tooling to extend coverage.
• Define how we pentest AI and test LLM applications, agents, and agent-generated code.
• Triages findings from SAST tools, fixes real vulnerabilities and tunes rules to reduce false positives.
• Perform secure code review across web apps, APIs, and AWS infrastructure.
• Build tooling and security services within the Forward application stack, including AI-assisted tooling.
• Support the test-to-production review process so AI-built work is security-reviewed before promotion.
• Explain risk to engineers in detail to aid prioritization and fixes.

Skills

5+ years in application security

Offensive security

Product security

Ability to communicate risk

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Ruby

Python

TypeScript

Go

Job description

Forward Financing LLC is seeking a Senior Penetration Tester to identify vulnerabilities in our software before attackers do. You will pentest core systems, AI-powered components, and agent-generated code while shaping how we test AI-built software.

You will work with a fast-moving engineering team, bring ideas for AI-driven testing, and help ensure security across web apps, APIs, and AWS infrastructure. Remote-first with flexible hours and annual compensation discussed with recruiters.