Member of Technical Staff — Security
whop · Palo Alto, CA ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Software engineering
- Company size
- 51-200
Security engineer at Whop who ships customer-facing security features (passkeys, device tracking, suspicious-login detection), hardens internal infrastructure (AWS IAM, CI security tooling, vulnerability triage), and turns PCI/SOC 2 requirements into real controls. Full-stack security role, in-person in Palo Alto.
Member of Technical Staff — Security
Whop · Palo Alto, CA · Full-time, in-person
About Whop
Whop is on a mission to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Today, 50,000 people make money on Whop every month, and Whop users are on track to earn more than $5 billion this year. We are building the infrastructure for the next generation of internet entrepreneurs, and we will keep going until one billion people earn money on Whop every month.
What you'll do
- Ship customer-facing security: Device tracking, passkeys, security notifications, suspicious-login detection — features sellers and buyers actually feel.
- Harden the internals: Improve IAM across AWS, databases, and internal tools; triage and remediate vulnerabilities; put Dependabot, SAST, image scanning, and AI security review into CI.
- Make compliance real: Translate PCI and SOC 2 requirements into scalable controls, and stand up security alerting signals and pipelines.
- Own the full stack of security: application, infra, GRC, and ops — building tools that empower other engineers, not just writing tickets.
Who this is for
- Full-stack security engineers (or software engineers with a security focus) who build solutions, not just audit them.
- People who can explain risk, impact, and exploit scenarios to a broader audience — and take end-to-end ownership.
What we look for
- Comfort working on security across app, infra, compliance, and operations
- Based in (or willing to relocate to) Palo Alto — we build in person
How we work
Whop is a company of about 100 people, most of the team are former founders and entrepreneurs. We give people real agency, meaningful resources, and ownership of hard problems. We expect everyone to move fast, tell the truth, and improve every surface they touch.
Be technical. Your work should be correct, grounded in fact, and able to withstand scrutiny
Force function. Solve the root cause and make the system materially better
Disagree then commit. Debate hard before a decision, then execute together
What Whop offers
Best in class cash compensation and meaningful equity
A high trust environment with real ownership and direct access to company leaders
Meals, wellness support, and office benefits designed for an in-person team
Whop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.