About Float

Float is on a mission to simplify finance for Canadian businesses, empowering them to eliminate complexity and unlock new opportunities. Through our innovative platform, Float enables businesses to streamline spending and optimize cash flow, so they can focus on what matters most: growth. As one of Canada’s fastest growing companies and top-rated startups in 2024 and 2023, Float is customer-obsessed, passionate, and entrepreneurial, with a team that includes leaders from Uber, Shopify, Top Hat, Ritual, Ada, and more.

At Float, everyone is an owner, bringing their unique perspective to our team and product. Your voice is important, and we take having a culture based on feedback seriously. We openly share our thoughts and differing opinions so we can continue to improve. We do our best to keep our decision-making decentralized so that all team members feel ownership in our success.

Our product

Float is Canada’s first finance platform designed to empower businesses with fast, flexible, and accessible financial solutions. Our integrated suite of products—including corporate cards, bill pay, reimbursements, and financial services—rethinks how companies access capital, streamline spending, and manage growth. Backed by world-class investors like Tiger Global, Golden Ventures, and Susa Ventures, we’re disrupting the global B2B finance space—and we’re looking for bold innovators to help shape the future of business finance.

About the Security Engineer role:

In this role, you will be responsible for protecting Float’'s data and platforms from cyber threats, ensuring the security and integrity of our financial services platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, Infrastructure and compliance, to design and implement robust security measures that align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

As a Security Engineer at Float, you will:

• Develop, implement, and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures to safeguard sensitive financial data.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability assessments to identify security weaknesses and recommend remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security controls into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and promote secure coding practices.
• Monitor security systems and incident response tools to detect and respond to potential security breaches in real-time.
• Perform regular security audits, penetration testing, and threat modeling to ensure the ongoing security posture of applications and infrastructure.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, and regulatory requirements affecting the fintech industry.
• Provide security awareness training and support to employees and stakeholders to promote a culture of security across the organization.
• Assist in the development and execution of disaster recovery and business continuity plans to mitigate risks associated with data loss.