Engineering Director, Application Security

Responsibilities

• Lead the Application Security practice and a team of 12 security engineers delivering code audits, vulnerability research, and secure design reviews.
• Own technical delivery, engagement quality, profitability, client relationships, project staffing, utilization, hiring needs, and the practice P&L.
• Review audit findings, guide technical direction on complex audits, and contribute hands-on senior security expertise.
• Develop engineers’ careers and support conference presentations, research publications, and open-source contributions.
• Set direction for tooling, methodology, and capability development as threats and client needs evolve.
• Champion AI-assisted auditing, reporting, and research workflows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of security experience, including significant source-code auditing experience rather than only penetration testing.
• Recent hands-on security work within the last 12 months, such as code review, vulnerability research, or tool development.
• Experience leading 8+ engineers through client engagements with direct financial accountability.
• Proficiency in at least four of Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Solidity, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience managing project profitability, utilization, and staffing in a consulting environment.
• Experience developing team members’ careers and external visibility through conferences, publications, or open-source work.
• Proficiency with AI coding and analysis tools.
• Active security-community contributions, including research, tools, advisories, or publications.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $250,000–$300,000 annually.
• Performance-based bonuses.
• Company-paid health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a 5% base-salary match.
• 20 days of paid vacation, with flexibility subject to applicable regulations.
• Four months of parental leave.
• $10,000 relocation assistance for employees moving to New York City.
• $1,000 working-from-home stipend.
• $750 annual learning and development stipend.
• Company-sponsored all-team celebrations with travel and accommodation.
• Philanthropic contribution matching up to $2,000 annually.