Staff Application Security Engineer

About this role

Fingerprint is seeking a Staff Application Security Engineer to lead in establishing a dedicated application security function. The role involves designing secure software development lifecycle practices, implementing security tools, conducting threat modeling, and mentoring engineers. This position emphasizes hands-on contribution and technical leadership.

About the company

Fingerprint provides digital identity solutions to help businesses enhance security and prevent fraud. Their technology allows companies to accurately identify users and streamline authentication processes across various platforms.

Stack

What you'll do

• Design and build Fingerprint's secure development lifecycle.
• Own and operate the security tooling pipeline.
• Lead threat modeling and architecture security reviews.
• Mature the vulnerability management program.
• Conduct hands-on security testing of the platform.
• Serve as technical lead for application-layer security incidents.
• Act as the AppSec partner to engineering teams.
• Support enterprise customer security conversations.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years in software or security engineering.
• Strong software engineering foundation.
• Deep practical AppSec expertise.
• Experience with threat modeling and security reviews.
• Familiarity with security tooling programs.
• Experience with AI-native security tooling.
• Ownership of vulnerability management.
• Clear communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in fraud detection or device intelligence.
• Cloud security depth on AWS.
• Mobile SDK security knowledge.
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS.
• Operation of bug bounty programs.
• AI/ML security awareness.
• Experience with autonomous penetration testing.
• Security certifications.