Python
GraphQL
Kotlin
AI Security Engineer
Overview
Wave is making Africa the first cashless continent by building financial services that just work.
Job Description
Wave is now the largest financial institution in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, with millions of users, growing rapidly year-on-year. We’re looking for an experienced security engineer who’s independent, excited about getting things done, and ready to hit the ground running.
Responsibilities
- - Responsible for application security
- - Work with product teams to enhance security posture
- - Define and enforce guardrails for AI-powered agents
- - Secure agentic tooling against prompt injection and data exfiltration
- - Develop internal AI governance standards
- - Centralise application-level login and permissions enforcement
- - Security review of public-facing APIs
Required Skills
- - Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
- - Minimum of 2 years in a security-related role
- - Strong experience with Python
- - Fluent in English
- - Experience with ISO-27001 and PCI-DSS is beneficial
- - Interest in security-focused source code review and penetration testing
- - Ability to build governance frameworks for AI usage
Benefits
- - Yearly $1,200 stipend for coworking meetups
- - Competitive salaries calculated using a transparent formula
- - Generous equity package
- - Subsidized health insurance for you and dependents
- - 6 months of fully paid parental leave
- - Flexible vacation, with most taking between 21-30 days
- - $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
About the company
We’re on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where over half the population has no bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere!
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