Senior Application Security Engineer | Carta | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<h2>The Company You’ll Join</h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta is trusted by more than 40,000 companies and over two million people in nearly 160 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under administration. Carta’s tender offer solutions have returned $14B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today, Carta’s platform manages nearly three trillion dollars in equity globally.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">For more information about our offices and culture, check out our <a href="https://carta.com/careers/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Carta careers page</a>.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Problems You’ll Solve</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you’ll work to help us solve problems including:</p>
<ol>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we build tooling, automation, and infrastructure that empowers our engineering organization to move fast while simultaneously improving product security?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we improve the software development lifecycle to make security the path of least resistance?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Which tools and what guidance can we provide developers to ensure that they are able to peer review code in the most effective manner?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we encourage developers to seamlessly consider and continuously think about security?</span></li>
</ol>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Team You’ll Work With</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You’ll be joining the Product Security team within the Information Security organization. The Product Security organization protects our customers’ data, investments, and livelihood by ensuring Carta’s products are designed and implemented to the highest security standards.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You will be working with the team to take on projects which identify security vulnerabilities from many sources, automatically build security into our product, and provide a paved road for engineering teams to produce secure software. Our risk model puts teams in charge of owning risk which makes us a trusted partner. To complete this mission, we need people who share our passion for creating engineering solutions to complex security problems.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Impact You’ll Have</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You will leverage your ability to improve Carta’s product, pipeline, and developer experience in order to pave the way for security ownership by all product teams across the company. You will be a key partner for engineering teams releasing high-quality and secure software.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">About You</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are looking for a proactive individual who is able to:</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Advise on risks related to application, container, and cloud security vulnerabilities.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Automate tasks for themselves or developers.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Understand threat modeling, general software development practices and the components of a modern product security program.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Be an empathetic security consultant on new and existing products, perform code reviews, and conduct penetration tests to proactively identify vulnerabilities.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Educate Product and Engineering teams on relevant security topics.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with a variety of product security testing tools (e.g. Burp Suite, OWASP Zap, Semgrep, CodeQL, etc)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Has 6+ years of experience implementing scalable security programs.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Software development experience with several interpreted or compiled programming languages.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A team player who is considerate of others.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This role can be based in NYC, SF, Santa Clara, or Seattle.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">Salary</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">$191,250 – $225,000 in San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; or New York City, NY</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">$181,688 – $213,750 in Seattle, WA</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the recruiter via email. As a company, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. Check out our <a href="https://carta.com/careers/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">careers page</a> to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Carta.</p>
<h2>Important Security Notice for Candidates</h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Our company has been targeted by individuals creating fake domains similar to ours to scam prospects and candidates. <strong class=" font-semibold">Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com domain</strong>. Be cautious of any requests for sensitive information or payments outside of our official channels. For more information about this type of scam, please review <a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/08/scammers-impersonate-well-known-companies-recruit-fake-jobs-linkedin-and-other-job-platforms" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the guidelines </a>provided by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you encounter any suspicious activity, please report it immediately to <a href="mailto:recruiting-systems@carta.com" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruiting-systems@carta.com</a>.</p>
<h2>Awards and Acknowledgements</h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Companies and funds like Tribe and Pipe build their businesses on Carta. The company has been included on the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/cloud100/?sh=2b8dd7e27d9c" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies</a>, <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2020" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Fast Company’s Most Innovative</a> list, and <a href="https://www.inc.com/inc5000/2020" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies</a>. We’ve also been recognized as a <a href="https://builtin.com/awards/us/2023/best-places-to-work" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2023 Built In Best Place to Work in the U.S.</a>, a <a href="https://www.themuse.com/advice/vibe-awards-2022-vacation-time-off-benefits" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Muse VIBE Award winner in the Vacation and Time Off category</a> and certified as a <a href="https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7036977" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Great Place to Work</a>.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Interested in data privacy? Check out our policies on <a href="https://carta.com/privacy/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Privacy</a> and <a href="https://carta.com/privacy/candidate/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CA Candidate Privacy.</a></em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta is trusted by more than 40,000 companies and over two million people in nearly 160 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under administration. Carta’s tender offer solutions have returned $14B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today, Carta’s platform manages nearly three trillion dollars in equity globally.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">For more information about our offices and culture, check out our <a href="https://carta.com/careers/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Carta careers page</a>.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Problems You’ll Solve</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Senior Application Security Engineer, you’ll work to help us solve problems including:</p>
<ol>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we build tooling, automation, and infrastructure that empowers our engineering organization to move fast while simultaneously improving product security?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we improve the software development lifecycle to make security the path of least resistance?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Which tools and what guidance can we provide developers to ensure that they are able to peer review code in the most effective manner?</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">How do we encourage developers to seamlessly consider and continuously think about security?</span></li>
</ol>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Team You’ll Work With</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You’ll be joining the Product Security team within the Information Security organization. The Product Security organization protects our customers’ data, investments, and livelihood by ensuring Carta’s products are designed and implemented to the highest security standards.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You will be working with the team to take on projects which identify security vulnerabilities from many sources, automatically build security into our product, and provide a paved road for engineering teams to produce secure software. Our risk model puts teams in charge of owning risk which makes us a trusted partner. To complete this mission, we need people who share our passion for creating engineering solutions to complex security problems.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">The Impact You’ll Have</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">You will leverage your ability to improve Carta’s product, pipeline, and developer experience in order to pave the way for security ownership by all product teams across the company. You will be a key partner for engineering teams releasing high-quality and secure software.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">About You</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are looking for a proactive individual who is able to:</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Advise on risks related to application, container, and cloud security vulnerabilities.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Automate tasks for themselves or developers.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Understand threat modeling, general software development practices and the components of a modern product security program.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Be an empathetic security consultant on new and existing products, perform code reviews, and conduct penetration tests to proactively identify vulnerabilities.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Educate Product and Engineering teams on relevant security topics.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience with a variety of product security testing tools (e.g. Burp Suite, OWASP Zap, Semgrep, CodeQL, etc)</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Has 6+ years of experience implementing scalable security programs.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Software development experience with several interpreted or compiled programming languages.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">A team player who is considerate of others.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This role can be based in NYC, SF, Santa Clara, or Seattle.</p>
<h2><strong class=" font-semibold">Salary</strong></h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:</p>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">$191,250 – $225,000 in San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; or New York City, NY</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">$181,688 – $213,750 in Seattle, WA</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the recruiter via email. As a company, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. Check out our <a href="https://carta.com/careers/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">careers page</a> to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Carta.</p>
<h2>Important Security Notice for Candidates</h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Our company has been targeted by individuals creating fake domains similar to ours to scam prospects and candidates. <strong class=" font-semibold">Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com domain</strong>. Be cautious of any requests for sensitive information or payments outside of our official channels. For more information about this type of scam, please review <a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/08/scammers-impersonate-well-known-companies-recruit-fake-jobs-linkedin-and-other-job-platforms" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the guidelines </a>provided by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If you encounter any suspicious activity, please report it immediately to <a href="mailto:recruiting-systems@carta.com" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruiting-systems@carta.com</a>.</p>
<h2>Awards and Acknowledgements</h2>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Companies and funds like Tribe and Pipe build their businesses on Carta. The company has been included on the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/cloud100/?sh=2b8dd7e27d9c" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies</a>, <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2020" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Fast Company’s Most Innovative</a> list, and <a href="https://www.inc.com/inc5000/2020" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies</a>. We’ve also been recognized as a <a href="https://builtin.com/awards/us/2023/best-places-to-work" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2023 Built In Best Place to Work in the U.S.</a>, a <a href="https://www.themuse.com/advice/vibe-awards-2022-vacation-time-off-benefits" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Muse VIBE Award winner in the Vacation and Time Off category</a> and certified as a <a href="https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7036977" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Great Place to Work</a>.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Interested in data privacy? Check out our policies on <a href="https://carta.com/privacy/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Privacy</a> and <a href="https://carta.com/privacy/candidate/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CA Candidate Privacy.</a></em></p>