Senior Security Engineer
Company websitefinix.com (Finix, opens in new tab)
Base salary $180K to $230K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About Finix
Finix is building the global operating system for fintech, starting with payments. From startups to publicly traded companies, Finix processes tens of billions of dollars annually both in-store and online. Finix was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco.
To date Finix has raised over $200M, including a $75M Series C led by Acrew Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners and backed by American Express Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Visa, and others
About the Role:
The Engineering organization at Finix owns the delivery and stability of our product end-to-end. As a Security Engineer, you will be responsible for the secure design, implementation, and operation of Finix’s cloud and corporate environments. You will work closely with Engineering, Information Security, Compliance, and IT.
This is an in-office position based in our San Francisco office.
You Will:
- Partner with Engineering on secure design and implementation of new features
- Secure our AWS infrastructure and workstations, and lead security incident response
- Coordinate pentests, vulnerability scanning, and the bug bounty program: triage findings, lead fixes, and drive remediation with engineering
- Secure our CI/CD pipelines and software supply chain
- Own PCI architecture with engineering, including scoping, data handling, and secure SDLC
- Support HSM operations, key exchanges, and key injections
- Build and maintain controls for PCI DSS, SOC 2, and other regulations
- Support audit fieldwork and customer security questionnaires
- Secure internal AI tooling and set guardrails for AI use across the company
You Have:
- 5+ years in security engineering, preferably in cloud-native fintech or payments
- Development experience in Java
- Strong AWS experience, including security services and infrastructure
- Hands-on vulnerability remediation experience
- Incident response experience
- Clear written and verbal communication, including presenting findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
- Working knowledge of PCI DSS and other regulatory frameworks
- Cryptography and key management experience
Nice to Have:
- AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, or similar certification
- Bug bounty and hands-on pentest experience
- CI/CD pipeline experience
- Infrastructure as code experience (Terraform)
- Experience with IAM and identity providers such as Okta
- Experience with CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Prisma Access, or Sonatype Nexus
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Finix is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.
Role: Security Engineer
Level: IC4-IC5
Location: San Francisco, CA
Compensation Range: $180,000 - $230,000/year + Equity + Benefits
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at our headquarters in San Francisco, California. Individual pay is determined by work location, job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Source: Finix on Lever · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($180,000) is above 49% of the 522 IT & Security roles in California listed on this site; 23 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $180,000; the middle half runs from $143,000 to $220,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingSenior Security Engineer$180K to $230K
Senior Frontend Engineer$160K to $235K
Senior Software Engineer$150K to $220K
Senior Software Engineer$150K to $220K
Senior Digital Marketing Manager$140K to $190K
Regulatory Counsel, High-Risk$140K to $220K
Compliance Director, High-Risk$140K to $210K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Security Engineer (this listing) | $180K - $230K |
| Senior Frontend Engineer | $160K - $235K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $150K - $220K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $150K - $220K |
| Senior Digital Marketing Manager | $140K - $190K |
| Regulatory Counsel, High-Risk | $140K - $220K |
| Compliance Director, High-Risk | $140K - $210K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Advertised base range changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-22
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
Compensation Range: $180,000 - $230,000/year + Equity + Benefits
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
