Senior Security Engineer I, Application Security

🕒 May 15

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Flywire

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1001 - 5000 employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $60M Series F on 2021-03

Finance • Fintech

Flywire is a global payments company specializing in cross-border transactions for various industries such as education, healthcare, and travel. It offers a next-generation payments platform and a proprietary global payment network, enabling clients to handle payments in multiple currencies across over 240 countries and territories. With vertical-specific software solutions, Flywire addresses the unique needs of its clients, integrating seamlessly into existing workflows. Their solutions include invoicing, payment management dashboards, and customer communication tools, all backed by a robust customer support team and geographical reach. Additionally, Flywire partners with key industry players, enhancing its offerings and providing secure, efficient transaction handling for international educational institutions, healthcare providers, and travel operators.

📋 Description

• Act as a technical visionary, bridging the gap between robust defense and rapid innovation • Design, prompt-engineer, and deploy automated security review workflows • Lead secure design reviews and advanced threat modeling for complex payment systems and AI integrated applications • Collaborate frequently with different engineering teams to identify and address security issues • Oversee deep-dive technical reviews, moving beyond basic scans to perform source code audits and live application testing on high-risk features • Contribute and take ownership for the automated security controls we are building • Provide hands-on remediation guidance and mentor junior security or software engineers

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in Application Security • Proven experience performing web application penetration tests and vulnerability research • Skills in source code auditing, product assessments and interaction with product teams • Experience with development of security tools • Automation First: A passion for replacing manual, repetitive tasks with intelligent, automated scripts and AI workflows • Demonstrated ability to use tools like Claude for security-specific tasks like code summarization, vulnerability detection, and automated fix generation • Deep practical knowledge of defending against Prompt Injection, Insecure Output Handling, and Model Inversion • Experience with Python, Ruby on Rails, Java and modern web dev (JavaScript, Node.js, etc.) • Good knowledge of AWS or similar cloud environments, containerization (Docker), and building/maintaining GitLab CI pipelines • Advanced experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tools • Deep understanding of applied cryptography, OAuth2, SAML, and SSO implementations • Ability to translate complex AI-generated findings into actionable business risks for stakeholders • Empathy-Driven Security: A collaborative approach that treats developers and product teams as partners, focusing on enablement rather than friction.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams) • Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates • Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days! • Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)