# Senior Application Security Engineer at Accelerant

- Company: Accelerant
- What the company does: About Accelerant Accelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting underwriters of specialty insurance risk with risk capital providers.
- Company website: https://accelerant.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States (Remote)
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/accelerant/jobs/9cfbfd5e-97da-4589-862e-34ebef5128e7?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/accelerant-senior-application-security-engineer-2/

## About the role

• Own and improve application security practices across web applications, APIs, services, and CI/CD pipelines. • Manage the external penetration testing program, including planning, scoping, scheduling, vendor engagement, communications, findings review, remediation tracking, and retesting. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in application security, product security, DevSecOps, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of web application and API security, authentication, authorization, sessions, common attack patterns, and the OWASP Top 10
- Experience managing external penetration testing or similar third-party security assessment programs
- Experience with vulnerability management and security-scanning tools such as Snyk, Qualys, Trivy, Dependabot, GitHub Advanced Security, or equivalent platforms
- Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows
- Experience with WAF policy management, API security, virtual patching, filtering, rate limiting, and application perimeter protection

Tags: Product & Technology

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/accelerant-senior-application-security-engineer-2/