Security Engineer, Product

Security Engineer · Senior · Full Time

New York, NY (HQ)USD 258k – 355k6mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

A Senior Security Engineer role at Ramp, a fast-growing fintech company, focusing on building secure application primitives, deploying platform-level security mitigations, and collaborating with engineering teams to design inherently secure solutions. Requires 5+ years of software development experience with 2+ years in security or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Security Application Development: Build security-focused application primitives and integrate them into existing products
  • Platform Security Solutions: Design and deploy platform-level mitigations to common security issues
  • Vulnerability Remediation: Lead remediation of prioritized issues across technology stack, collaborating with engineers to triage and fix vulnerabilities
  • Security Architecture: Partner with engineering teams to design and deploy solutions which are inherently secure
  • Security Tooling: Champion the use of security tooling including linters, static analysis, posture assessment scanners, and query inspectors

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Software Development

    Minimum 5 years of experience building software applications

  • Security/Infrastructure Focus

    Minimum 2 years of experience focused on platform, infrastructure, and/or security

  • Business Solution Translation

    Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions

Experience

  • Fast-Paced Environment

    Desire to work in a fast-paced environment with continuous growth mindset

  • Values Alignment

    Alignment with Ramp's core values of enabling businesses to grow more by spending less

Skills

Required

  • Software Engineering

    5+ years of experience in software development with strong engineering fundamentals

  • Security Engineering

    2+ years of hands-on experience in security, platform, or infrastructure engineering

  • Vulnerability Management

    Experience with identifying, triaging, and remediating security vulnerabilities

  • Security Tooling

    Proficiency with security tools including static analysis, linters, and security scanners

Preferred

  • Python/Flask

    Nice to have

    Experience developing backend services using Python and Flask framework

  • Elixir

    Nice to have

    Knowledge of Elixir for building concurrent and fault-tolerant systems

  • AWS Security

    Nice to have

    Experience analyzing and improving security posture of AWS infrastructure

  • AWS ECS

    Nice to have

    Hands-on experience with Amazon ECS and other core AWS services

  • Cloud Security

    Nice to have

    Understanding of cloud security best practices and threat models

Tech stack

Languages

PythonElixir

Frameworks

Flask

Tools

Static Analysis ToolsLintersPosture Assessment ScannersQuery Inspectors

Other

AWS ECSAWS Core ServicesBug Bounty ProgramsPenetration Testing

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 257,800 – 354,550

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

    100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for employee, partially covered for dependents

  • One Medical

    Annual membership to One Medical healthcare service

  • 401k Plan

    Retirement plan with employer match on contributions made while employed

  • Flexible PTO

    Unlimited paid time off policy

  • Fertility Benefits

    Health Reimbursement Account up to $10,000 per year for fertility treatments

  • Parental Leave

    Paid leave for new parents

  • AI Token Usage

    Unlimited access to AI tools and platforms

  • Pet Insurance

    Coverage for pet healthcare expenses

  • Home Office Setup

    Centralized equipment ordering for remote work setup

  • Health & Wellness Stipend

    Allowance for health and wellness expenses

  • Office Perks

    In-office lunch, snacks, drinks, and amenities

  • Travel Budget

    Budget for intra-office travel between locations

  • Relocation Support

    Assistance with relocation to NYC or SF as needed

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screen

    Phone or video screening with recruiter to discuss background and role fit

  2. 02

    Technical Interview

    Deep dive into security engineering experience, system design, and problem-solving approach

  3. 03

    Security Case Study

    Technical discussion around real-world security scenarios and remediation strategies

  4. 04

    Team Collaboration

    Interview with engineering team members to assess collaboration and communication skills

  5. 05

    Final Interview

    Leadership interview focusing on cultural fit and alignment with Ramp's values

Full posting

Original listing.

About Ramp

At Ramp, we’re rethinking how modern finance teams function in the age of AI. We believe AI isn’t just the next big wave. It’s the new foundation for how business gets done. We’re investing in that future — and in the people bold enough to build it.

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 50,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $10B and 27.5M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $100 billion in purchases each year.

Ramp’s investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Redpoint, and ICONIQ, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies.

About the Role

The Product Security team helps make Ramp the most secure place for our customers to collect, manage, and put to work their business’ financial information.

Our work centers in three areas:

  • Ramp builds products with an eye for security

  • Ramp detects and responds to threats before they cause harm

  • Security powers Ramp’s growth

Check out our Engineering Blog for more on our tech stack, mission and values!

What You’ll Do

  • Build security-focused application primitives and integrate them into our existing products

  • Design and deploy platform-level mitigations to common security issues

  • Lead remediation of prioritized issues across our technology stack: collaborating with other engineers to triage and fix vulnerabilities discovered internally, through penetration testing, and through our bug bounty program

  • Partner with engineering teams to design and deploy solutions which are inherently secure

  • Champion the use of tooling (linters, static analysis, posture assessment scanners, query inspectors, etc.) which help Ramp engineers build secure systems more quickly

What You Need

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience building software

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience focused on platform, infrastructure, and/or security

  • Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, continuously grow, and master your craft

  • Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions

  • Alignment with Ramp’s core values of enabling businesses to grow more by spending less

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with Python (Flask), Elixir, and AWS (ECS, as well as other core services)

  • Experience analyzing and improving the security posture of infrastructure in AWS

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you

    • Partially covered for your dependents

    • One Medical annual membership

  • 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)

  • Flexible PTO

  • Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)

  • Parental Leave

  • Unlimited AI token usage

  • Pet insurance

  • Centralized home-office equipment ordering for all employees

  • Health and Wellness stipend

  • In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more

  • Budget for intra-office travel

  • Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)

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