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Software Engineer, Vulnerability Management

Stripe · Remote · 8611 Security Analytics

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you got engineers on other teams to fix vulnerabilities quickly.

What they are checking: Whether they can drive remediation through partnership rather than nagging.

Tell me about a security tool you built. Who used it and how did you know it worked?

What they are checking: Whether they build tools that people actually adopt.

What would you do

A critical vulnerability in a widely used library is announced. Walk me through the first day.

What they are checking: Whether they can find affected systems fast and coordinate a fix under pressure.

An engineering team says they can't fix a vulnerability for three months. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can find mitigations and manage risk acceptance properly.

How would you give users helpful context about threats affecting Stripe's systems?

What they are checking: Whether they can communicate security information clearly and responsibly.

About the work

How would you build a system that finds and prioritizes vulnerabilities across thousands of services?

What they are checking: Whether they can design scalable tooling that surfaces what matters, not just more alerts.

A scanner reports hundreds of critical findings. How do you decide which to fix first?

What they are checking: Whether they prioritize by exploitability and exposure instead of raw severity scores.

How would you reduce false positives so engineers trust vulnerability reports?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that noisy tools lose credibility and slow remediation.

How would you track remediation timelines across the company?

What they are checking: Whether they can build accountability through data, dashboards and SLAs.

How do you think about vulnerabilities in dependencies versus in code Stripe wrote?

What they are checking: Whether they understand supply chain risk and different paths to fix each kind.

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The full job description

As published by Stripe.

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team In this role, you would join Stripe's Vulnerability Management team, whose mission is to "Surface vulnerabilities at scale across Stripe." Our vision is to create a culture of continuous excellence in managing vulnerabilities. We want to enhance customer trust by giving users context about threats and vulnerabilities affecting Stripe's systems. We aim to be a key partner in Stripe's risk management by providing visibility into vulnerabilities across Stripe's products and services. What you’ll do As a Software Engineer focused on Vulnerability Management at Stripe, you will use your software engineering expertise to find and prioritize vulnerabilities in our systems. Working closely with engineers across the company, you will drive the timely remediation of discovered vulnerabilities, playing a key role in Stripe's overall security and risk strategy. In addition, you will continuously improve Stripe's security defenses by enhancing our vulnerability management processes and selecting effective scanning tools to uncover weaknesses. Your core responsibilities as a Vulnerability Management Software Engineer will involve building data- and agent-backed systems to surface vulnerabilities across Stripe. In addition, you will coordinate fixes to prevent exploits that could impact Stripe or our users and serve as an advisor on security risks. All of this requires collaborating cross-functionally to advocate for practices that strengthen the safety of Stripe's systems and data. Who you are We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Responsibilities • Identify vulnerabilities using automated tools and triage them appropriately • Collaborate with other teams to drive remediation of vulnerabilities • Contribute to our overall security and risk management strategy • Continuously improve our security posture, processes, and tools Minimum requirements • 2+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops) • Software engineering experience within the security domain • Empathy, strong communication skills and a deep respect for the power of collaboration • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail • High standards for code quality and a constructive attitude to help others raise the bar Preferred qualifications • An ability to think creatively and holistically about reducing risk in a complex environment • Familiarity with automated vulnerability identification tools and triage • Delivery of successful projects using agents to automate human review processes By joining our team, you will have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach, securely.

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