Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!

Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.

What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! 

Who we are: 

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world. 

Today we support more than 5,100 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.

With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.a

The Opportunity:

At Flywire, security isn’t a checkbox—it’s a foundational pillar of how we build. We are looking for a high-impact Senior Security Engineer I, Application Security to act as a technical visionary, bridging the gap between robust defense and rapid innovation. 

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Define and drive rigorous security requirements for every system, service, and integration across the Flywire ecosystem.
• Strategic Secure Design: Lead complex threat modeling and architectural decision-making, ensuring our product roadmap is resilient by design.
• Proactive Collaboration: Partner deeply with engineering teams to identify, triaging, and resolve critical security vulnerabilities before they reach production.
• Security Shift-Left: Actively embed yourself in engineering syncs to ensure "Security by Design" is a reality from the initial inception of every feature.
• Technical Gatekeeping: Perform expert technical reviews and provide final sign-offs on complex infrastructure changes and integration proposals.
• Full-Spectrum Assessments: Conduct comprehensive security deep-dives, ranging from meticulous source code audits to live application penetration testing.
• SDLC Ownership: Serve as the primary technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), owning the security posture across every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Mentorship & Culture: Champion a security-first culture by mentoring engineers and fostering advanced security expertise throughout the global organization.

Here's what we are looking for: 

• 5+ years of demonstrable application security experience, including advanced source code auditing, penetration testing, product security assessments, vulnerability research, and reverse engineering.
• Own and drive the secure design and architecture of upcoming products and services, ensuring security and privacy by design are foundational.
• A "breaker" mentality, coupled with proven effectiveness at crafting and implementing scalable mitigating controls.
• Expert working experience in authentication technologies, including OAuth, SAML, and SSO.
• Deep and proven knowledge of applied cryptography.
• Strong familiarity with the Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, Node language, and modern web development frameworks.
• Expert-level understanding of OWASP security concepts and ability to assess and mitigate common and complex application security risks.
• In-depth knowledge of security audit certifications like PCI-DSS, SOC I, and SOC II.
• Extensive experience with web application security and leading the adoption of DevSecOps practices within a secure SDLC.
• Provide hands-on, high-level remediation guidance and support to development teams.
• Proven interpersonal skills: Exceptional ability to explain complex, high-risk technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership experience in security initiatives.
• Ability to build and maintain stable, influential relationships within your team and across adjacent engineering and product teams.
• A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of the area of specialization and the ability to define strategic direction.
• Resolves a wide range of complex, novel issues in creative ways.
• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
• Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
• Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
• Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates
• Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
• Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and
• Digital Disconnect Days!
• Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)

Submit today and get started!

We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.

Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 14 different offices diversity, gender equality, and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda. We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.

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