Sr. Application Security Engineer

About the role

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.

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ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to join our security team. This role will focus on ensuring the security of our applications throughout the development lifecycle, with an emphasis on modern security practices. You will work closely with development teams to implement secure coding practices and maintain our application security posture.

YOU WILL:

- Conduct security assessments using SAST, DAST, and SCA tools to identify vulnerabilities in applications

- Perform code reviews and provide secure coding guidance to development teams

- Implement and maintain GitHub Advanced Security, including secret scanning and code scanning

- Work with Engineering teams to triage and fix identified vulnerabilities

- Support CI/CD security integration and automation

- Review and secure API implementations, with focus on GraphQL security

- Maintain security documentation

YOU HAVE:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field

- 5-8 years of experience in application security or related security field

- Hands-on coding experience and ability to review code in multiple languages

- Professional experience with SAST tools (e.g., GHAS)

- Professional experience with DAST tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP)

- Professional experience with SCA tools (e.g., GHAS, Black Duck, WhiteSource)

- Experience with GitHub Advanced Security features

- Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices

- Excellent communication skills to articulate security findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Cloudflare WAF and Bot Management configuration (nice to have)

- Security automation and scripting (Python, Go, or similar)

- Contributions to the security community (research, tools, presentations)