Head of Security

Overview

RevenueCat makes building, analyzing, and growing mobile subscriptions easy. We power monetization for thousands of apps, from small indie developers to some of the largest apps in the world.

Job Description

RevenueCat removes the headaches of building and scaling in-app subscriptions. Since graduating from YC's S18 batch we've grown into the default monetization platform for mobile: we're in >40% of newly shipped subscription apps, we process $12B+ in annual purchase volume, and we help everyone from a solo dev in Brazil to the OpenAI mobile team understand and grow their revenue.

Responsibilities

• - Own and evolve RevenueCat's security roadmap
• - Establish clear priorities across infrastructure, application, and internal security
• - Partner closely with engineering leadership on architecture and security decisions
• - Evaluate risks and policies around AI-assisted development workflows
• - Drive meaningful improvements to our overall security posture
• - Improve detection, prevention, and response capabilities
• - Improve security education and awareness across the company
• - Support customer-facing security conversations and reviews
• - Help define how the security organization should scale over time
• - Establish a mature, pragmatic, high-trust security program
• - Build scalable systems that support both security and engineering velocity
• - Develop a long-term strategy for security, resilience, and operational trust
• - Be viewed internally as a critical technical and strategic leader across the company

Required Skills

• - Deeply technical security leader
• - Strong understanding of both infrastructure and application security
• - Experience with real-world security incidents
• - Ability to navigate high-pressure situations with good judgment
• - Strong communication skills
• - Experience with AWS, distributed systems, developer tools, fintech, mobile, or payments is a strong plus

Benefits

• - Competitive equity in a fast-growing, Series C startup backed by top-tier investors, including Y Combinator
• - 10-year window to exercise vested equity options
• - Fully remote and flexible work environment
• - 4-5 weeks of suggested time off annually for mental, physical, and emotional recharge
• - $2,000 USD for workspace setup and $1,000 USD annual stipend for continuous learning