Staff Security Engineer, Application Security
Ninjatrader · Chicago or Remote* · Posted Jul 7, 2026
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What you'll do:
We're looking for a Staff Security Engineer, Application Security to help scale and mature our security program. You'll own key security domains and initiatives end-to-end, working closely with engineering to ensure systems are secure by design. This role is highly hands-on, with opportunities to drive meaningful impact through automation, secure design, and developer enablement. You'll operate with significant autonomy while partnering with senior engineers and security leadership to scale security across the organization.
In this role you will:
Own key security domains such as vulnerability management, application security, API security, and supply chain security
Drive improvements in security coverage, prioritization, and remediation workflows
Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into design reviews, threat modeling, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows
Provide actionable, pragmatic guidance that helps teams ship securely
Develop and improve security tooling and automation to reduce manual effort
Implement and tune tools for SAST, SCA, DAST, dependency security, and container security
Leverage AI/LLMs where appropriate to improve triage, detection, and review processes
Triage and prioritize vulnerabilities using risk-based approaches
Partner with teams to ensure timely remediation of critical issues
Help define and improve SLAs, metrics, and reporting
Conduct threat modeling, design reviews, and security assessments
Contribute to incident response and postmortems for security events
Identify and help remediate systemic risks
What you'll need:
7+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, or Security Engineering
Strong hands-on experience with threat modeling and secure design
Experience with vulnerability management and application security tooling
Experience working in cloud-native environments such as AWS and GCP
Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows
Ability to write code in Python, Go, or similar languages for automation and tooling
Strong ability to work cross-functionally with engineering teams
Bonus points for:
Experience scaling security in a high-growth or late-stage startup
Familiarity with AI-driven security workflows or automation
Background in API security, data protection, or multi-tenant systems
Experience with bug bounty programs and penetration testing
Security certifications such as CISSP
Compensation:
The salary range for this role will be $210,000.00 - $260,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 12%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401K plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 23 days per year (some positions may qua…