Hybrid Senior Manager, Security Engineering, Application Security

Posted 13 hours ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Senior Manager leading Application Security team at Snap Inc. Focusing on security strategies, risk management, and team development.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive a multi-year application security strategy aligned to Snap’s product roadmap and company priorities
  • Identify systemic product security risks and assume direct ownership of high-impact initiatives that reduce risk at scale across Snap’s application ecosystem
  • Establish scalable practices for secure design reviews, threat modeling, code review, and security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, fuzzing, etc.)
  • Lead application security architecture reviews for high-risk or high-impact product initiatives
  • Drive automation-first approaches that increase security coverage while minimizing friction for engineering teams
  • Partner closely with Product, Infrastructure, Privacy, and Detection & Response teams to ensure end-to-end security coverage
  • Define and track meaningful security metrics and KPIs that measure risk reduction and program effectiveness
  • Influence senior engineering leadership and executives on security strategy, risk tradeoffs, and investment decisions
  • Participate in and support security incident response efforts related to application-layer vulnerabilities
  • Align team direction with organizational goals and contribute to quarterly and annual planning
  • Recruit and develop high-caliber security engineers and managers; build an inclusive, high-performing team culture
  • Coach and grow managers and senior ICs, strengthening technical depth and leadership bench strength across the org

Requirements

  • Bachelors in technical field such as computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent years of experience
  • 9+ years of post-Bachelor’s security experience; or a Master’s degree in a technical field + 8+ year of post-grad security experience; or a PhD in a related technical field + 5+ years of security experience
  • 2+ years of experience managing high-performing managers or providing technical and strategic leadership for engineering teams focused on advertising applications.
  • Proven experience in managing, mentoring, and scaling diverse engineering teams to consistently deliver complex, high-impact projects.
  • Deep expertise in application security, including secure architecture, common vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10), and modern attack techniques
  • Experience building and scaling secure SDLC programs across large engineering organizations
  • Strong understanding of web, mobile, and backend application architectures
  • Familiarity with security testing methodologies including SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, fuzzing, and manual code review
  • Experience driving threat modeling and secure design practices at scale
  • Working knowledge of cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, GCP, AWS) and modern CI/CD environments
  • Strong development background (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or similar) with the ability to review code and guide secure engineering practices
  • Strong executive communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate strategically while staying connected to technical details.

Benefits

  • paid parental leave
  • comprehensive medical coverage
  • emotional and mental health support programs
  • compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Job title

Senior Manager, Security Engineering, Application Security

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$276,000 - $414,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job