Staff Security Engineer Job at Credit Genie (New York, NY)

Staff Security Engineer

Credit Genie

Location:
United States , New York, NY ▼
Philadelphia, PA
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco, CA

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

150000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Credit Genie is a mobile-first financial wellness platform designed to help individuals take control of their financial future. We leverage artificial intelligence to provide personalized insights and are building a financial ecosystem by offering tools and services that provide instant access to cash, and building credit. Our goal is to empower every customer to achieve long-term financial stability. We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and management of our security infrastructure, policies. This is a critical role where you will work closely with engineering, compliance, and operations teams to ensure CreditGenie’s systems remain secure, resilient, and compliant with industry standards.

Job Responsibility:

Design new and improve existing security tools, ensure their operational reliability, adherence to SLAs, and strengthen the organization’s security posture through proactive monitoring and continuous improvement
Drive innovation by automating security processes and developing advanced methods for analyzing and responding to security findings
Maintain and refine custom cloud security baselines, develop and implement cloud security policies and detection rules. Build security controls that detect, prevent, and correct cloud vulnerabilities
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure security is embedded into solution design and deployment from the ground up
Empathize with the full spectrum of our customers and our engineers by advocating for effective solutions that scale with the needs of our business and our customers
Lead threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing to identify and address security risks proactively. Monitor security logs and alerts to detect anomalies and coordinate incident investigations
Develop and maintain incident response plans, ensuring rapid detection, analysis, and mitigation of security threats

Requirements:

BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent professional experience
Passionate about advocating for and implementing solutions to complex problems, at-scale, in a large multi-cloud environment
Prior experience in Development Operations, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Security Architecture, Cloud Security or Offensive Security
Fluent in one or more modern coding languages (Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc.)
Experience with one or more infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure and/or containers (e.g. Kubernetes)
Able to work both independently and collaboratively, willing to work in a fast paced, high growth environment

What we offer:

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents on your first day of employment
Receive up to $100 per month in fitness reimbursement or enjoy a complimentary full membership to LifeTime Fitness or Equinox
401(k) with a 3.5% match and immediate vesting
Meal program available for both lunch and dinner
Pre-tax benefits, including a $1,000 HSA match
Life and accidental insurance
Flexible PTO

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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