Application Security Lead
Hightouch · Remote (North America)
Posted about 3 months ago · $180,000 - $400,000
or apply directly on Hightouch's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Hightouch's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 66% of Hightouch's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Hightouch
- high 82 stale, 0 reposted of 87 open
- Hiring momentum
- 100 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Hightouch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Hightouch.
About this role
As the Application Security Lead at Hightouch, you will be the first dedicated security hire, responsible for defining and owning the application security function. Your role will involve hands-on work within the codebase, addressing complex security challenges related to multi-tenant systems, internet-facing APIs, and cloud security, while also shaping the security architecture as the engineering team scales.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 Hightouch as an employer.
What you need
- Experience as an early security hire at a SaaS or data infrastructure company
- Ability to read application code and perform threat modeling on distributed systems
- Significant expertise in distributed systems
- Experience securing multi-tenant platforms including tenant isolation and authorization models
- Knowledge of cloud security across multiple clouds
- Experience in designing and building data infrastructure with a focus on security
What you get
- Salary range of $180,000 - $400,000 USD per year
- Meaningful equity compensation
- Remote-first policy
Worth weighing
- First dedicated security hire, which may involve a high level of responsibility and ambiguity
- No specific certifications required, focus is on practical experience
- Role requires significant autonomy and self-direction
Summarised from Hightouch's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Hightouch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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