Senior Platform Security Engineer

Spade; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Meaningful Equity

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k)

Paid Parental Leave

Unlimited PTO

Flexible In-Person Culture

Remote opportunities in US/Canada

Work from home stipend

Citibike Membership

Job summary

Spade is seeking a Senior Platform Security Engineer to own the security of our production edge interfacing with enterprise bank customers. You will manage mutual-TLS certificates, secure private network connectivity, and oversee webhook security, driving end-to-end vulnerability remediation.

The role requires hands-on AWS security experience, deep PKI knowledge, and a track record of partnering with engineering teams to codify secure-build standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in platform, infrastructure, or network security with production ownership.
• Deep experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management.
• Strong TLS/mTLS understanding and secure-build practices.
• Hands-on AWS networking and security.
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, client-credentials flow, JWT validation.
• Experience setting security standards with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the security of Spade's production edge for enterprise bank customers.
• Manage mutual-TLS certificate infrastructure
• Build/maintain security workflow for private network connectivity
• Secure webhook delivery, rotation, and error handling
• Drive end-to-end vulnerability remediation from scanning to closure
• Codify secure-build standards for engineering
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and GTM to improve security posture

Skills

PKI

TLS/mTLS

AWS Networking

OAuth 2.0

JWT Validation

Security Standards

Certificate Lifecycle

Fintech/Payments

AWS CDK

PCI DSS SOC 2

Job description

Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type.

Spade is a data and AI platform that turns messy transaction strings into structured, verified records — and gives teams the tools to act on it across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. Spade leads the market in terms of merchant coverage, matching accuracy, geolocation data, and speed of transaction enrichment. Customers such as, FIS, Bilt, Mercury, Stripe, alongside many other leaders in fintech and financial services, trust Spade's data to enable personalized rewards programs, accurate applied spending rules, precise analytics requests, and innovative AI-powered features.

Spade is a fast growing, Series B company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including Oak HC/FT, a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution-oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about diversity of background, experience, and opinion. We value empathy, curiosity, and passion, and strive to create an environment where individuals have autonomy and the ability to take ownership over their work.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Platform Security Engineer, you'll own the security of Spade's production edge that connects us to our enterprise bank customers. You'll work across certificate lifecycle operations, network security architecture, and vulnerability management on a small, high-ownership team where your decisions directly protect the systems processing billions of transactions.

Own and operate mutual-TLS certificate infrastructure for enterprise bank onboarding and product operations

Build and maintain the security workflow for private network connectivity, including endpoint tenancy mapping and connection monitoring

Operate webhook delivery security from signing-secret rotation, client-certificate management, and delivery-failure response for outbound integrations

Drive vulnerability remediation end-to-end from application and infrastructure scanning through verified closure

Set and codify secure-build standards for the engineering team

Continuously improve our security posture by collaborating across engineering, product, and go-to-market to deliver value to customers and internal stakeholders

What experience, skills, and qualifications are necessary?

Must-have:

6+ years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or network security engineering, with hands-on ownership of production systems

Deep experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management

Strong understanding of TLS/mTLS

Hands-on AWS networking and security experience

Working knowledge of OAuth 2.0 (client-credentials flow, JWT validation) and familiarity with certificate-bound token patterns

Experience setting security standards and working with engineering teams to adopt them

Nice-to-have:

Fintech or payments background; experience integrating with bank or financial institution network edges

Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK

PCI DSS or SOC 2 technical control implementation

Prior experience on a small or early-stage security team

Why Join Spade?

Be a cultural founder. As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture.

Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.

Build the next generation of financial infrastructure. Our products will power the next wave of innovation in fintech, helping our customers deliver better, more transparent products and services to the consumer.

Benefits at Spade:

Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership.

Meaningful Equity. Flexibility with early exercise and an extended post-termination options.

Comprehensive Health Benefits. 100% paid medical, mental, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership (for US-based employees).

401(k). Empowering you to invest in your future.

Paid Parental Leave. 12 weeks of full pay for parents welcoming a new child into their home.

Unlimited PTO. Take the time you need to unplug and unwind.

Flexible In-Person Culture. NYC HQ (hybrid and dog-friendly) with remote opportunities for certain roles in US/Canada.

Supporting you in and outside of work. Generous work from home stipend, company-paid lunches, Citibike Membership, and more.

Salary Range:

At Spade, we view total compensation as consisting of salary + equity + benefits. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they bring to our team.

We aim to pay fairly and competitively, and consider a number of factors in developing compensation offers. These factors include years and breadth of experience, interview performance, market dynamics, and internal equity.

The anticipated base salary range for this role is listed above (in USD).

Diversity & Inclusion at Spade:

Spade is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We believe that having people with different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives not only helps us build the best products for our customers, but also helps us be the best version of ourselves.