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.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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 Faire as an employer.
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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