Senior Security Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Attractive position offering significant responsibility within a purposeful organization, though limited to specific regional candidates.
- Opportunity to impact security practices in a leading nonprofit.
- Requires specialized knowledge in application security.
- Balancing remote work with onsite collaboration in Buenos Aires.
Pros
- Work for a mission-oriented organization.
- Opportunities to work with diverse engineering teams.
- Focus on continuous improvement in security practices.
Cons
- Position is location-based, limited to Buenos Aires.
- Requires extensive niche expertise in security.
- Potentially high stress due to on-call responsibilities.
Who it's for
Mid-Level • Onsite
Good fit
- Security engineers with a robust application background.
- Professionals keen on working for mission-driven companies.
- Candidates excited to improve security frameworks.
Not recommended for
- Entry-level or inexperienced security professionals.
- Candidates not willing to work onsite in Buenos Aires.
- Individuals without a strong technical background.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring!
GoFundMe is a global community of over 150 million people who come together every day with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other through our best in class technology. In 2022, GoFundMe joined together with Classy, a leading nonprofit fundraising software company that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Together, we have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $30 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.
Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Senior Security Engineer to help build a secure platform for giving.
Candidates considered for this role will be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Job:
- Conduct regular application security assessments with team members
- Collaborate with engineering teams on architecture decisions and review pull requests
- Help handle application vulnerability reports received through third-party sources, review, prioritize, and work with the relevant engineering teams to remediate them
- Assist with the delivery of secure coding training
- Participate in security initiatives from brainstorming sessions to implementation
- Work with incident response teams and participate in post-mortem investigation of security incidents
- Participate in on-call rotation
You have expertise in multiple of the following, but not probably not all of them:
- 3+ years designing and building secure systems with engineering teams
- Experience with OWASP Top 10 and other industry standards
- Experience with mobile application security and security testing
- Experience with securing cloud infrastructure
- Understanding of web application architecture and design principles
- Prior experience working in a regulated environment
- Experience in secure code review in languages such as: PHP, Python, Kotlin, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Why you’ll love it here...
- Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
- Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
- Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
- Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, and commuting, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
- Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
- Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.
- We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!
GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.
Dedication to Diversity
GoFundMe and Classy are committed to leveraging Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to cultivate a culture that embraces and supports the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of our people and customers.
Our diversity recruiting priority is recognized under our first DEIB Driver: Opportunity Foster Diversity - we identify, recruit, and invest in top talent- ensure our people reflect the unique identities, experiences, and perspectives of the communities we serve and are all given the chance to grow.
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