This role pays more than
97%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,643–$215,065
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$270k
versus about
$183k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Brex
Brex is a financial technology company providing corporate credit cards, cash management accounts, and expense management software designed specifically for startups and growing technology companies. Industry: Financial Technology & Corporate Banking
Brex currently has
30 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$192,000–$240,000
across 29 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Application Security Engineer at Brex, you will lead the technical vision and strategic direction of the Application Security team, embedding security into high-velocity development pipelines across the engineering organization. Your day-to-day involves establishing secure defaults for product platforms, cloud infrastructure, and data engineering teams, while mentoring engineers to enhance their security expertise. You will architect and secure AI/ML workflows, identifying vulnerabilities in agentic architectures and distributed LLM systems, ensuring that Brex’s innovative financial services are robust against emerging threats. The role requires deep proficiency in Python or Go for building internal tooling and automation, alongside extensive experience with cloud-native container security and threat modeling complex topologies. With a focus on AI-driven financial solutions for high-impact companies, you will partner closely with product and engineering leaders to build secure AI capabilities that customers can trust.