Application Security Engineer

Centerfield is building and operating modern, cloud-based products across multiple business verticals and technology stacks. We are looking for an Application Security Engineer to partner with Engineering, Product, and Security to make security an everyday part of how we build and ship software. This role will drive a practical, developer-friendly AppSec program across teams and codebases, improving risk posture while enabling fast delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and/or application security, with meaningful ownership of an AppSec program or function.
• Strong understanding of modern web application security, common attack patterns, and secure design principles.
• Experience building security into CI/CD and developer workflows, including SAST, DAST, SCA, Secrets scanning, Container and/or IaC scanning.
• Hands-on experience working with multiple stacks such as Node/Next.js, C#/.NET, Python, and PHP.
• Practical cloud and platform understanding (Centerfield is primarily AWS with some GCP), including how modern apps run on Kubernetes/EKS and ECS/Fargate.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain security tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead cross-team initiatives, set standards, and drive adoption in environments with varied tooling and legacy constraints.
• Familiarity with compliance-driven environments and ability to translate requirements into engineering-friendly controls (SOC 2, HIPAA and/or PCI-DSS).

Benefits

• Competitive salary + semi-annual bonus
• Unlimited PTO – take a break when you need it!
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision plans + generous parental leave
• 401(k) company match plan – fully vested on day 1
• Outside patio overlooking Playa Vista + cabanas, firepits & working grills
• Monthly happy hours, catered lunches + daily food trucks
• Award-winning culture & unprecedented team spirit (featured in LA Business Journal & Built In LA)
• Fully stocked kitchens with snacks & drinks
• Breakroom supplied with games, couches, workout equipment + weekly in-office exercise classes hosted by professional instructors (yoga, kickboxing & circuit training)
• Free onsite gym + locker rooms
• Paid charity and volunteer days (local mentor programs, adopt a pet, beach cleanup, etc.)
• Monthly team outings (ball games, casino night, hikes, etc.)
• Career growth – we enjoy promoting from within!