Junior Security Engineer

The role

A Junior Security Engineer will identify weaknesses and close loopholes to keep the platform secure. You will perform code reviews, penetration testing, and build internal security tools.

What you will do

• Review platform and product code to identify security issues
• Guide engineers toward secure solutions
• Build internal tools, libraries, and automation to improve security testing and enforcement
• Continuously test internal and external applications for vulnerabilities
• Support third-party application security reviews and penetration tests
• Help educate engineering and product teams on secure coding and design practices
• Stay current on emerging threats and attack techniques

Required qualifications

• An adversary-first mindset
• Familiarity with common attacker tools and techniques and how insecure development practices get exploited (e.g. OWASP Top 10)
• Programming experience in at least one modern language (Go, Python, or TypeScript)
• Clear communication skills
• Self-motivation and a genuine drive to keep learning

Nice to have

• Exposure to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrency systems, and their security implications
• Experience with security tooling, CTFs, bug bounties, or open-source security contributions
• Prior internship or work experience in a fast-moving startup environment

About the company

Pave Bank is the world’s first programmable business bank. It is built by the founders behind Monzo and BigPay.