Senior Level Product Security Engineer Jobs
Senior level product security engineer jobs place experienced engineers in charge of security architecture decisions, threat modeling at scale, and the cross-functional initiatives that protect products from design through deployment. Openings cover 56% remote and hybrid arrangements across Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Retail, with employers like DigitalOcean, Betfair Interactive U.S., and HARVEY hiring at this level now.
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About Airwallex
Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.
About The Team
Airwallex’s Information Security team partners closely with engineering, IT, and other stakeholders to protect our systems, data, and employees while enabling the business to move quickly. The team helps build and maintain strong security practices across the company—from secure product and infrastructure design to risk reduction, incident response, audits, and compliance—so security is built into how we operate, not treated as a blocker.
As a Staff Product Security Engineer at Airwallex, you will be a trusted member of the Information Security team and work closely with Infrastructure, Product and Engineering teams across the business. Reporting directly to the Product Security Engineering Manager, this role will see you being a critical part of Airwallex, helping to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover the organisation from cybersecurity threats. This is a dynamic and hands-on role that requires experience in designing, developing and managing infrastructure projects, processes and standards related to the security of our networks, systems and applications. This role is based in San Francisco, or Sydney or Melbourne.
Responsibilities
- Create and build security controls that strengthen Airwallex’s ability to scale securely.
- Design and deliver security improvements across applications, software, and services.
- Develop and operationalise detection strategies and response workflows that improve the speed and effectiveness of incident response.
- Build and enhance secure systems through strong integration, testing, operations, and maintenance practices.
- Leverage and analyse endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry to identify, investigate, and mitigate threats.
- Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity infrastructure that improves resilience across the Airwallex environment.
- Investigate, contain, and respond to cybersecurity incidents to reduce risk and strengthen defensive capability.
- Assess and improve system and network security by identifying vulnerabilities, configuration issues, and remediation opportunities.
- Collect and analyse threat intelligence and forensic evidence to better understand, track, and disrupt threats.
- Conduct and support defensive operations, tactical forensics, and threat hunting to strengthen security outcomes.
- Partner with teams across Airwallex to embed security into new and existing applications, software, and services and drive continuous improvement.
Who You Are
We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years working in a security engineering or incident response role within a tech company
- In depth expertise with at least one major cloud platform
- Strong knowledge of common software development tools and infrastructure, including CI/CD tooling and pipelines
- Comprehensive understanding of common attacker tools and techniques, how they can be detected and prevented, and ability to respond to incidents with high depth and quality of investigation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical security and software concepts to a non-technical audience
- A passion for solving the complex challenges of high-growth startups
- Self motivation and drive to learn new skills, or dive deeper into existing skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or similar
- Recognised training or cybersecurity certifications (eg OSCP, GIAC, CEH)
- Strong experience with Splunk and other common security monitoring tools
- Past DevOps/SRE experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with GCP or Alibaba Cloud (with or without certification)
- Experience with Okta, GSuite, and cloud-based VPN services
- Experience with Python, Java/Kotlin
- Published articles, journals or blogs related to cybersecurity
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.
Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Compensation Range: $220K - $280K
About Airwallex
Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.
About The Team
Airwallex’s Information Security team partners closely with engineering, IT, and other stakeholders to protect our systems, data, and employees while enabling the business to move quickly. The team helps build and maintain strong security practices across the company—from secure product and infrastructure design to risk reduction, incident response, audits, and compliance—so security is built into how we operate, not treated as a blocker.
As a Staff Product Security Engineer at Airwallex, you will be a trusted member of the Information Security team and work closely with Infrastructure, Product and Engineering teams across the business. Reporting directly to the Product Security Engineering Manager, this role will see you being a critical part of Airwallex, helping to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover the organisation from cybersecurity threats. This is a dynamic and hands-on role that requires experience in designing, developing and managing infrastructure projects, processes and standards related to the security of our networks, systems and applications. This role is based in San Francisco, or Sydney or Melbourne.
Responsibilities
- Create and build security controls that strengthen Airwallex’s ability to scale securely.
- Design and deliver security improvements across applications, software, and services.
- Develop and operationalise detection strategies and response workflows that improve the speed and effectiveness of incident response.
- Build and enhance secure systems through strong integration, testing, operations, and maintenance practices.
- Leverage and analyse endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry to identify, investigate, and mitigate threats.
- Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity infrastructure that improves resilience across the Airwallex environment.
- Investigate, contain, and respond to cybersecurity incidents to reduce risk and strengthen defensive capability.
- Assess and improve system and network security by identifying vulnerabilities, configuration issues, and remediation opportunities.
- Collect and analyse threat intelligence and forensic evidence to better understand, track, and disrupt threats.
- Conduct and support defensive operations, tactical forensics, and threat hunting to strengthen security outcomes.
- Partner with teams across Airwallex to embed security into new and existing applications, software, and services and drive continuous improvement.
Who You Are
We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years working in a security engineering or incident response role within a tech company
- In depth expertise with at least one major cloud platform
- Strong knowledge of common software development tools and infrastructure, including CI/CD tooling and pipelines
- Comprehensive understanding of common attacker tools and techniques, how they can be detected and prevented, and ability to respond to incidents with high depth and quality of investigation
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical security and software concepts to a non-technical audience
- A passion for solving the complex challenges of high-growth startups
- Self motivation and drive to learn new skills, or dive deeper into existing skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or similar
- Recognised training or cybersecurity certifications (eg OSCP, GIAC, CEH)
- Strong experience with Splunk and other common security monitoring tools
- Past DevOps/SRE experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with GCP or Alibaba Cloud (with or without certification)
- Experience with Okta, GSuite, and cloud-based VPN services
- Experience with Python, Java/Kotlin
- Published articles, journals or blogs related to cybersecurity
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.
Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Compensation Range: $220K - $280K
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Senior Level Product Security Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level product security engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who can own a security domain end to end, not just execute assigned tasks. Demonstrating that you have driven threat modeling programs, influenced product roadmaps, and mentored other engineers will set you apart. Publishing research, contributing to security standards, or holding certifications like CISSP or OSCP strengthens a senior-level candidacy considerably.
Which companies hire senior level product security engineers?
Companies hiring senior level product security engineers right now include DigitalOcean, Betfair Interactive U.S., and HARVEY, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from technology companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors that maintain large product portfolios and need engineers who can lead security strategy rather than follow it.
Are there remote senior level product security engineer jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid arrangements are common at this experience level. About 56% of senior level product security engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how many organizations treat senior security talent as distributed by default. On-site roles do exist, particularly in regulated industries where security work touches classified or sensitive infrastructure.
What makes a product security engineer role senior level?
Senior level product security engineer roles are defined by scope and ownership. Where mid-level engineers execute security reviews and respond to findings, senior engineers set the security strategy for a product area, define processes that others follow, and lead threat modeling across entire systems. They also mentor junior and mid-level engineers and serve as the primary point of contact between security and product or engineering leadership.
Which industries hire the most senior level product security engineers?
Senior Level product security engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Retail, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they develop complex, widely deployed products where a security compromise carries significant regulatory, financial, or reputational consequences, creating demand for engineers who can lead rather than just contribute.