Staff Application Security Engineer

Position

Staff Application Security Engineer at LEDN

Job Details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Retail

Overview
LEDN is a global financial services company built for digital assets, helping to improve the everyday lives of Bitcoin holders while building generational wealth for the future.

We offer a suite of egalitarian lending, savings and trading products to digital asset holders in over 150 countries around the world.

Through our products and services, we can make a difference in the lives and futures of our clients in real terms.

Responsibilities
This is a hands-on engineering role with direct impact on product security, infrastructure security, and customer trust.

Application Security

Lead secure design and code reviews across engineering teams.

Define and enforce secure coding practices for JavaScript/TypeScript services.

Automate vulnerability detection (SAST, SCA, DAST) within CI/CD.

Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for new features.

Partner with engineers to remediate vulnerabilities and improve secure development practices.

Authentication & Identity

Own the roadmap for authentication and identity across customer and internal applications.

Enhance existing Cognito-based identity architecture with stronger, phishing-resistant MFA solutions (e.g., WebAuthn, passkeys, hardware tokens).

Collaborate with Product to align usability, compliance, and security in authentication flows.

Define secure approaches to session management, device trust, and account recovery.

Confidential Computing (AWS Nitro Enclaves)

Design enclave-based architectures to isolate and protect sensitive workloads.

Integrate Nitro Enclaves with KMS and secure APIs.

Migrate high-value operations (e.g., cryptographic and financial processes) into enclave environments.

Ensure compliance, auditability, and resilience of enclave workloads.

Additional Security Domains

Harden AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS) with least-privilege IAM and secure key management.

Improve Kubernetes security posture (RBAC, pod security, image scanning, runtime monitoring).

Deploy and operate a SIEM framework; develop detection rules, dashboards, and incident playbooks.

Support compliance initiatives (SOC 2, ISO *****) with security controls and documentation.

Qualifications
10 years minimum of proven experience in Application Security with a focus on web and cloud-native applications.

Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript/Golang/Python and modern web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, auth bypasses, business logic flaws).

Expertise with AWS security best practices, particularly in serverless architectures.

Hands-on experience with AWS Nitro Enclaves for confidential computing.

Deep understanding of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth2, OIDC, WebAuthn, FIDO2).

Practical experience with Cognito / Auth0 (MFA, custom flows, secure session handling).

Background in SIEM design and log correlation across cloud and application layers.

Familiarity with Kubernetes security (RBAC, pod security, admission controls, image scanning).

Experience with Secure Code Review.

Understanding of software supply chain.

Deep understanding of Linux internals.

Remediate vulnerabilities identified in the penetration test report.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to influence engineering and product teams.

Nice to Haves

Familiarity with Bitcoin custody and key management practices.

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, AWS CDK).

Prior work on user-facing security features such as passwordless authentication, recovery flows, or device trust.

Culture Fit

We're looking for more than just operational excellence — we want a leader who thrives in the startup or tech environment and embodies our values.

The Ideal Candidate Will
Have a passion for progress by being adaptable and resilient, and is comfortable navigating ambiguity in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Have a builder's mindset, excited to create, iterate, and scale IS practices.

Be a collaborative partner, able to influence across functions and cultures with empathy and clarity.

Demonstrate integrity and accountability, especially in managing confidential information across diverse legal and cultural contexts.

Have worked in a remote environment before.

Benefits
Comprehensive, best-in-class total rewards package that starts on your first day.

Competitive PTO package that ensures you have the time off you deserve.

Ownership in the company.

Through shared equity, LEDN employees are stakeholders in the company and the future of the digital economy.

Ability to work remotely anywhere in the world for up to 180 days (subject to restrictions).

A career that provides you with purpose in your job.

We remove barriers so you love what you do.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employment organization and pride ourselves on inclusivity, diversity, and the success that comes from diversity.

You may reach out to the LEDN team by emailing ****** for accommodation requests throughout all stages of the recruitment process.

Requests will be addressed confidentially.