Awardco

Application Security Engineer

Lindon, Utah

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 49 days ago

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaC#Code ReviewGitCI/CDCybersecurityComplianceCommunicationMentoring

About the role

And as winners of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work, Best in Brightest in the Nation, and Great Place to Work, we do much more than talk the talk.
Why Awardco: - We have a revolutionary, client-approved product. - One of the fastest growing companies in the nation: 3x Inc.

Embed security checkpoints into planning, design, development, testing, and release processes.
Partner with engineering leads to ensure new features ship with security built in, not bolted on.
Perform targeted secure code reviews for high‑risk features and components.
Integrate and optimize AI-assisted application security tools (e.g., GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk, Wiz, or similar) within developer workflows to improve signal and remediation speed.
Help define and maintain secure coding standards and patterns used across engineering teams.
Build and deliver pragmatic secure coding training tailored to our tech stack and common issues.
Create playbooks, checklists, and self‑service guidance for developers to help them ship secure code independently.
Ability to translate complex security issues into clear, actionable guidance for engineers and product partners.
Strong ownership mindset and Collaborative, low‑ego approach with a focus on building trust and partnership across teams.
Demonstrated ability and desire to train and mentor developers in secure coding best practices, enabling them to confidently build and ship secure features over time.

6+ years of experience in application security or in software engineering with a strong security focus for web applications or APIs.
Strong understanding of web and API security fundamentals (authentication, authorization, session management, data validation, encryption, multi‑tenant isolation, etc.).
Experience with one or more modern programming languages (for example: JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#, Python, or Go) and the ability to read and reason about production code.
Hands‑on experience with application security tooling, such as Static analysis (SAST), Dynamic analysis (DAST), Dependency and container scanning, and API security testing tools or frameworks.

Awardco is reimagining the workplace to be more rewarding, supportive, and fun for everyone.

Great Place to Work certified, ranked in Inc. Best Workplaces, one of the Best and Brightest companies to work for, and ranked on the Salt Lake Tribune's Top Workplaces.
Backed by renowned investors, both local and national.

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