
Python
Go
Offensive Security Engineer
Overview
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet.
Job Description
The Proactive Threat team at Stripe is responsible for identifying vulnerabilities and security weaknesses across Stripe's systems, applications, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- - Conduct comprehensive penetration tests across web applications, APIs, cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), mobile applications, and internal infrastructure
- - Plan and execute red team engagements that emulate the TTPs of cyber and criminal threat actors targeting financial services
- - Perform assumed-breach and objective-based assessments to test detection and response capabilities in coordination with defensive teams
- - Partner with detection engineering, threat intelligence, and incident response teams to validate security controls
- - Contribute adversary tradecraft insights to inform detection rule development
- - Support incident investigations by providing offensive expertise
- - Design, develop, and maintain custom offensive tools, scripts, and automation frameworks
- - Build internal platforms and workflows that enable scalable, repeatable offensive operations
- - Produce clear, actionable reports that communicate technical findings
- - Act as a subject-matter expert and primary point of contact for stakeholder teams engaged in offensive security programs
- - Lead offensive security projects end-to-end, mentor junior team members
Required Skills
- - 5+ years of experience in offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, or a related field
- - Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages
- - Deep knowledge of web application security, including OWASP Top 10
- - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- - Proficiency with offensive tooling such as Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike, Mythic, Sliver
- - Familiarity with adversary tradecraft and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- - Ability to think like an adversary
Benefits
- - Equity
- - Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
- - Retirement plans
- - Health benefits
- - Wellness stipends
About the company
Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. Stripe is a platform for commercial finance infrastructure. Stripe is used by millions of businesses, ranging from the biggest corporations in the world to the most ambitious startups, to take payments, increase revenue, and open up new business prospects.
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