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Staff Security Engineer, Application Security

fomo · New York City · On-site

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About fomo

Backed by Index, Techstars and USV.

About the role

We're hiring a Staff Security Engineer to own and elevate our application security program. This is a hands-on, high-leverage role for someone who wants to be the technical authority on how we build secure software, not just someone who reviews tickets after the fact. You'll work directly with the engineering team to find and fix vulnerabilities, build tooling that scales security across the org, and shape how fomo thinks about security at the architecture and code level.

What they're looking for

  • 7+ years in security engineering, with a substantial and recent focus on application security (not primarily corporate/IT security)
  • Deep hands-on experience with secure code review, threat modeling, and common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, auth/session flaws, SSRF, injection, business logic flaws, etc.)
  • Strong software engineering background, comfortable reading and writing production code, not just running scanners
  • Experience building and scaling AppSec tooling and processes (SAST/DAST, SCA, CI/CD security integration) at a growing company
  • Track record of driving security into engineering culture through influence, not just gatekeeping
  • Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), container security, and modern API architectures
More about this role

fomo is a trading app for the rest of us. With fomo you can sign up in seconds and have instant access to any asset on-chain without the need for external wallets, bridges or prior knowledge. fomo has social features that are actually useful - follow top traders (with full access to their portfolio and trades) and find tokens early. fomo does all of this while providing the best-in-class execution and data for experienced traders.

In just over a year, fomo has onboarded over 2.5 million plus users who have collectively done over $14 billion dollars in trading volume.

fomo has made ~$68M of revenue since launching in May 2025, and has raised a total of ~$100M in addition from T1 investors. Investors include Benchmark, Index Ventures, and Union Square Ventures.

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Want to learn more about the team, our growth, and life at fomo? Check out our Work at fomo page.

We're hiring a Staff Security Engineer to own and elevate our application security program. This is a hands-on, high-leverage role for someone who wants to be the technical authority on how we build secure software, not just someone who reviews tickets after the fact. You'll work directly...

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