Valence

Application Security Engineer

Valence

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Tech Stack

AWSPythonTypeScript

About the role

  • Stay ahead of engineering: review code, architecture, design, anything that’s being considered for release
  • Guide features and designs toward security
  • Provide hands-on manual pentesting on relevant code changes
  • Build and maintain security tooling to ensure security scales with organisation
  • Advise the DevOps team on infrastructure security best practices
  • Help out with client-facing security needs, such as client calls

Requirements

  • Proven experience securing products & platforms, collaborating with development teams
  • Strong expertise in application security: OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, code reviews, architecture design
  • Proficiency with AI tooling, as part of your day-to-day activities
  • Solid understanding of AI itself, including AI threats, adversarial testing
  • Familiarity with AWS and infrastructure security overall
  • Be comfortable writing and reviewing Python and TypeScript, with other coding experience a plus
  • Experience with incident response and SOC processes
  • Knowledge of compliance frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST
  • Experience with enterprise security processes, such as security questionnaires and client calls
  • We don’t expect candidates to have deep expertise in every area; strength in application security with curiosity and adaptability across adjacent domains is key
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Hard Skills & Tools
application securityOWASP Top 10threat modelingcode reviewsarchitecture designPythonTypeScriptincident responseSOC processesadversarial testing
Soft Skills
collaborationadaptabilitycuriosityclient-facing communication
Certifications
SOC 2ISO 27001NIST