Faire

Senior Security Engineer - Application Security

Faire · Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON

Posted 21 days ago · $160,000 to $220,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 days
Faire's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
71% of Faire's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Faire
high
43 stale, 1 reposted of 62 open
Hiring momentum
93 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Faire's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Faire.

About this role

As a Senior Security Engineer focusing on Application Security, you will be responsible for integrating security practices into the software development lifecycle, identifying and fixing vulnerabilities in both first-party and third-party code, and leading security initiatives such as penetration tests and bug bounty programs. You will collaborate with product teams to conduct security reviews, develop secure coding standards, and ensure that security is considered early in the design process.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • Hands-on experience integrating security into the software development lifecycle
  • Experience driving vulnerability remediation across teams
  • Exposure to offensive security practices
  • Passion for coding and solving security problems with automation
  • Comfort writing and reviewing code in OOP languages such as Kotlin, Java, Python, or TypeScript
  • Practical experience with AppSec detection tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, secret scanning)

What you get

  • Competitive pay
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive benefits designed to support life inside and outside of work

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond 4 weeks per year
  • Salary range provided but may change in the future
  • AI is used in the applicant screening process

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Listed by Faire on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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