Senior Security Engineer - App Sec

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Senior Security Engineer - App Sec in USA new

Kin Insurance
Full time
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USA
11/06/2026
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Remote

Responsibilities

Own vulnerability remediation across engineering and drive findings to resolution against remediation SLAs.
Write and ship production code that hardens systems and resolves vulnerabilities at their source.
Lead secure code reviews, architecture reviews, and threat modeling with engineering teams.
Partner with developers on dependency and software supply chain security, including critical third-party package vulnerabilities.
Build security tooling and automation for detection, triage, and remediation.
Identify and remediate cloud vulnerabilities across AWS environments and Terraform-managed infrastructure.
Monitor emerging application, code, and AI security threats and turn them into proactive guidance.
Mentor engineers on secure coding practices and promote security throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

At least 5 years of software engineering or security engineering experience, including at least 1 year focused on security.
Hands-on proficiency in at least one backend programming language and ability to write and ship production fixes; Ruby is strongly preferred.
Hands-on experience with SAST and DAST tools in CI/CD pipelines and converting findings into fixes.
Experience driving vulnerability remediation at scale, including dependency and supply chain vulnerabilities, with tools such as GitHub Advanced Security.
Experience conducting secure code reviews, architecture reviews, and threat modeling.
Hands-on experience securing AWS environments using IAM, VPCs, and WAF, and remediating Terraform infrastructure-as-code.
Ability to clearly explain security concepts, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Remote-first work arrangement, with offices in Chicago and St. Petersburg for collaboration.
Competitive salary and company equity through RSUs.
401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings.
Multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, and company-funded HSA contributions.
Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage.
Supplemental benefits including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insurance.
Mental health support and confidential counseling resources.
Flexible PTO for exempt employees and 8 company-observed holidays.
Paid parental leave of up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
Career mobility, internal growth opportunities, and professional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning.
Position applications are accepted until 11/30/2026; eligible locations include specified U.S. states and Ontario for remote technical positions in Canada.

Salary: $142k - $160k/yr

Kin Insurance

Kin Insurance is a privately held insurtech that sells homeowners and related property insurance directly to U.S. homeowners online, without traditional agents. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, it operates in 14 states and focuses on catastrophe-exposed markets such as Florida and th...

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