Senior Application Security Engineer (Blue Team)
Altruist · San Francisco, CA
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 45 days Altruist's roles stay open a median of 74 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 10% of Altruist's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Altruist
- high 77 stale, 0 reposted of 81 open
- Hiring momentum
- 98 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Altruist's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Altruist.
About this role
As a Senior Application Security Engineer at Altruist, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security of products throughout their lifecycle, from design to deployment. Your responsibilities will include educating development teams on secure coding practices, conducting security assessments, and engaging in threat modeling. You will also manage security tooling in CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with various teams to enhance security measures across the organization.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Altruist as an employer.
What you need
- 4+ years of experience working as an Application/Product Security Engineer
- Extensive experience with security assessments, security design reviews, or threat modeling
- Hands-on secure code review (Java/Spring or similar)
- Experience operating SAST/DAST/SCA and secrets-scanning tooling in a CI/CD pipeline
- A B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Information Security or relevant experience
- Strong ability to work independently
Nice to have
- Experience working in regulated environments (fintech / financial services)
- Experience building AppSec automation or a 'paved road' for developers
- Cloud (AWS) and API security experience
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CSSLP, GWAPT, OSCP)
What you get
- Competitive total compensation
- Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO)
- 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting
- 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment
- Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee
- Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.)
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work schedule with three days onsite required
- Salary range provided is specific to San Francisco, CA
- No mention of specific technologies beyond Java/Spring for secure code review
- Emphasis on cultural values may indicate a strong focus on team dynamics and collaboration
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Listed by Altruist on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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