Sr. Engineering Manager, Application Security
Betterment · Betterment HQ - New York City
Posted about 3 months ago · $210,000-250,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Betterment's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Betterment's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Betterment
- high 27 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 44 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Betterment's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Betterment.
About this role
As a Senior Engineering Manager for Application Security at Betterment, you will lead a team focused on integrating security practices into the software development lifecycle. Your role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to build secure software, managing threat modeling and vulnerability programs, and mentoring engineers. You will also drive the adoption of AI in security operations and ensure that security measures align with the company's mission to empower customers in their financial journeys.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 Betterment as an employer.
What you need
- Expertise across the application security stack: secure SDLC, threat modeling, secure design review, code review, vulnerability management, and the cloud-native ecosystem (AWS, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
- Experience with hands-on managing, mentoring, and inspiring a team of talented security engineers, including senior engineers
- Experience establishing or scaling a Security Champions or distributed threat modeling program
- Experience leading execution of large team initiatives and execution of smaller concurrent projects in partnership with senior engineers
- Familiarity with AI-assisted security tools
- A real passion for application security and for empowering developers to do the right thing easily
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Infertility support and WPATH-aligned transgender health benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Transit benefits and FSA and HSA options
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned beyond general application security practices
- Salary range provided but may vary based on multiple factors
- Role involves balancing proactive security investments with response and remediation, which may lead to varied day-to-day responsibilities
Summarised from Betterment's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Betterment on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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