Senior Blockchain Security Engineer

Join to apply for the Senior Application Security Engineer role at GeminiJoin to apply for the Senior Application Security Engineer role at GeminiGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.About The CompanyGemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure.About The CompanyGemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure.The Department: Application SecurityThe Role: Senior Application Security EngineerAs a member of the Application Security (AppSec) team, you will share in the responsibility of protecting the company and our customers against application security threats. The AppSec team is focused on the advancement of modern application security practices and supports the engineering organization by finding, fixing, and preventing software security vulnerabilities.As a Senior Application Security Engineer on the Application Security team’s Product Security group, you will work closely with engineering and product teams to provide security recommendations and identify security issues throughout the software development lifecycle. This includes secure design reviews, threat modeling, secure code review, and penetration testing among other activities.This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office.ResponsibilitiesSupport the Gemini Secure Software Development Lifecycle as an application security subject matter expert through design review, threat modeling, code review, and penetration testingCollaborate and advise engineering teams on application security best practices and vulnerability remediationPerform deep-dive security reviews to ensure all Gemini products and services follow secure design principles across our product portfolio (web, mobile, and APIs)Develop tools and research to scale the Product Security teamCreate and deliver hands-on software security training to engineering teams to increase security awarenessParticipate in the Application Security on-call rotation to support engineering teams during incidentsMinimum Qualifications5+ years of experience in application security or similar rolesAbility to perform design reviews, threat modeling, secure code reviews, or penetration testing with an attacker mindsetStrong background in application security best practices and familiarity with common vulnerabilities (e.g. SSRF, race conditions, privilege escalations, etc.)Some background in development or scripting experience (Python, Scala, C++, or JavaScript)Familiarity with and ability to understand business objectives, business context, and security riskStrong communication skills and the ability to collaborate on a cross-functional teamPreferred QualificationsExperience with microservice architecturesExperience with cloud-native environmentsExperience with preventing application security vulnerabilities through secure design patterns, automated tooling, or frameworksIt Pays to Work HereThe Compensation & Benefits Package For This Role IncludesCompetitive starting salaryA discretionary annual bonusLong-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grantComprehensive health plans401K with company matchingPaid Parental LeaveFlexible time offSalary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $140,000 - $200,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market the United States, employees within the New York, Seattle, San Francisco, and Miami metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office on a hybrid cadence, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every work day. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC, Seattle, San Francisco, and Miami offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce.At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 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Created: 2025-09-17