Senior Security Engineer

Rippling; New York (NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is looking for a Senior Product Security Engineer based in New York, NY. This role involves building a comprehensive security program while collaborating closely with engineering teams. Successful candidates will have over 5 years in product security and deep expertise in securing web applications.

The position emphasizes hands-on mentoring of engineering teams, integrating security practices into the software development lifecycle, and developing tools to enhance product security.

This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to shape the security landscape of Rippling.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a product security role.
• Deep understanding of securing web applications.
• Experience leading architectural changes to mitigate security vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build guardrails and controls to eliminate vulnerabilities.
• Develop security tooling and automations.
• Threat-model application designs and perform code reviews.

Skills

Product security experience

Fluency in Python

Experience with React

Django Rest Framework

Manual source-code review

Application security tools

Building security programs

Job description

Senior Product Security Engineer

Rippling, New York, New York, United States

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system. Take onboarding, for example: With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third‑party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised more than $1.4B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America’s best startup employers by Forbes.

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the Role

We’re looking for a hands‑on staff security engineer to play a key role in building Rippling’s Product Security program. As an early member of Rippling’s security team, you will have a meaningful impact on the security program’s priorities and direction, helping to secure our vast ecosystem.

About the Team

We are a diverse team of skilled security engineers that are passionate about pushing the boundaries of security practices. We collaborate with our engineering partners to find the right solutions for our challenges and thrive on re‑imagining approaches to traditional security.

What You’ll Do

• Build guardrails and controls to eliminate full classes of vulnerabilities within the Rippling application.
• Develop security tooling and automations to help scale the Product Security team’s practices.
• Threat‑model application designs, provide security assessments, and perform code reviews for critical application changes.
• Mentor software engineering teams in security best practices and provide hands‑on remediation guidance.
• Review and establish software development practices that make security an essential part of the development process.
• Integrate security into the Software Development Life Cycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a product security role.
• Experience leading architectural changes or complex cross‑team efforts to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Deep understanding of securing web applications.
• Fluency in Python, React, and Django Rest Framework.
• Experience with manual source‑code review and embedding security into code in production environments.
• Experience deploying application security tools in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience securing software development life cycles, including building programs that eliminate full classes of vulnerabilities.

Bonus Points

• Good understanding of SSO, including OAuth and SAML.
• Experience speaking at meetups or conferences.
• Experience running a bug bounty program.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [e-mail].

Rippling highly values in‑office collaboration. Employees living within 30 miles of an office are expected to work onsite three days a week; those living 30–49.9 miles away are expected to work one day a week; employees living over 50 miles away are required to relocate within 30 miles of an office. New employees are asked to work onsite three days a week for their first six months.

This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity. The salary for US‑based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location.

Salary Information

Pay range: 168,000-280,000 USD per year (US Tier 1), 151,200-252,000 USD per year (US Tier 2).