NerdWallet
Security Software Engineer, AI & Automation
NerdWallet US
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 61 days ago
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About the role
- You'll take ownership of security engineering initiatives that combine software development, AI systems experience, and security-first thinking to solve meaningful problems at scale.
- You'll have room to bring new ideas, influence how AI and automation practices evolve at NerdWallet, and shape the future of security tooling within a team that values curiosity, informed risk-taking, and thoughtful problem-solving.
- This role reports to the AI Security Manager.
Requirements
- 3+ years of software engineering or security engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python or Go for building production-grade backend services, APIs, and data pipelines
- comfort moving between languages is expected
- Working knowledge of application security concepts including common vulnerability classes such as injection, broken authentication, cross-site scripting, insecure authorization, and secrets exposure
- experience with threat modeling and SSDLC practices
Skills
- Enhancing NerdWallet's secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) through automation, tooling, and developer-friendly security practices
- Partnering with engineering teams to prioritize and remediate application and infrastructure security risks
- Help shape how AI and automation are securely adopted across NerdWallet's engineering ecosystem
- Strengthen customer trust by helping protect NerdWallet's products, systems, and sensitive data
Compensation
- Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
- Rejuvenation Policy - Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
- New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
- Mental health support
- Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
- Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward - Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match
- Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools
- Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
- Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums
- Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (Only remote Nerds are eligible for the Wifi Stipend)
- Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (Only remote Nerds are eligible for these stipends)
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations
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