Web & API Security Engineer

Axos Business Center, Corp

About This Job

We're seeking a highly skilled Web & API Security Engineer with deep offensive security expertise. This is a hands-on role focused on identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in modern web applications and APIs. You'll simulate real-world attacks, uncover complex flaws, and collaborate directly with engineering teams to strengthen our platform's defenses. If you thrive on manual testing, creative problem-solving, and thinking like an adversary, this role is built for you.

As a Web & API Security Engineer, you will:

• Conduct manual security testing of production-grade web apps and APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Identify advanced vulnerabilities beyond standard CVEs — including logic flaws, authentication bypasses, and chained exploits
• Simulate adversarial behavior and design attack paths that mimic real-world threat actors
• Analyze and exploit security controls such as WAFs, rate limits, and token-based auth systems
• Document findings clearly for engineering teams, enabling fast and effective remediation
• Explore edge cases and abuse scenarios that automated tools often miss

You'll have full autonomy over your testing strategy, tools, and targets — and your work will directly impact the security of our platform.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in manual penetration testing of web applications and APIs
• Deep understanding of HTTP, cookies, sessions, JWTs, CORS, and authentication flows
• Expertise in AuthN/AuthZ vulnerabilities (e.g., OAuth abuse, IDOR, BOLA, SSO bypass)
• Familiarity with API attack vectors such as schema enforcement issues, replay attacks, and parameter pollution
• Proficiency with tools like Burp Suite Pro, Postman, ffuf, sqlmap, jwt_tool, mitmproxy, and scripting in Python or Bash
• Strong threat modeling mindset — you think in terms of abuse cases, not just known vulnerabilities

Ideal Traits:

• Operates independently with a red team mindset
• Demonstrates extreme ownership and attention to detail
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
• Passionate about security and driven to uncover the unexpected

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We're a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers.

Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

Learn More about working at Axos Business Center

Pre-Employment Background Check, Medical, and Drug Test:

All offers are contingent upon the candidate successfully passing a credit check, criminal background check, and pre-employment medical and drug screening.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Axos is an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Functions and Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.