Altruist

Senior Application Security Engineer (Red Team)

Altruist · San Francsico, CA

Posted 8 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
8 days
Altruist's roles stay open a median of 36 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
10% of Altruist's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Altruist
high
33 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
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Application Security Engineer at Altruist, you will be responsible for pentesting the company's web applications, APIs, and mobile applications, as well as conducting cloud pentests and identity-focused offensive testing. Your role will involve breaking security controls to improve them, running purple-team exercises, and developing offensive tooling and testing playbooks. You will also document your findings with clear risk ratings and actionable remediation guidance.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 4+ years of experience working as an Application/Product Security Engineer
  • Experience as a pentester across web, API, and mobile targets
  • Extensive experience with security assessments
  • Experience with tools such as Burp Suite
  • 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)
  • Mobile application pentesting (OWASP MASVS) and cloud/red-team / adversary emulation experience
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., OSCP, OSWE, GXPN)

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

  • Salary range provided is $200,000 — $240,000 USD
  • Role involves a hybrid schedule with three days onsite
  • Focus on pentesting and offensive security may not appeal to all candidates

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

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