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title: 'Senior Application Security Expert at Coins.ph'
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# Senior Application Security Expert at Coins.ph

- **Company:** Coins.ph
- **Location:** Shenzhen, China
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/coins/ce1ac0c6-eccd-423d-915b-ab3bea4aed0e

## Job description

We are looking for a seasoned Application Security Expert to strengthen the funds and blockchain security of our global crypto exchange. This role focuses on securing exchange systems, wallets, big data platforms, and market-making infrastructure, while also leading smart contract auditing and blockchain threat governance.

## Responsibilities

- · Lead application security governance for core systems (trading, wallet, big data risk analysis, market-making).
- · Web service log and API analysis, preferabally with AI.
- · Build monitoring and defense mechanisms for funds security; define baselines, compliance strategies, and incident response plans.
- · Identify and mitigate risks across the transaction lifecycle; apply big data/ML.
- · Audit and automate detection of smart contract vulnerabilities.
- · Research blockchain attack vectors, develop detection rules, and deploy on-chain monitoring tools.

## Requirements

- · Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Information Security, Cryptography, or related field.
- · 5+ years of experience in application security, blockchain security, or financial risk control; exchange/fintech background preferred.
- · Strong knowledge of exchange funds flow logic and application security frameworks.
- · Hands-on experience with smart contract auditing tools (e.g., Slither, Mythril, Echidna, Foundry).
- · Skilled in big data analysis & risk modeling (Spark, Elasticsearch, Graph DB, ML-based anomaly detection).
- · Strong offensive/defensive security mindset, cross-team collaboration skills, and ability to drive governance into practice.
- · Proficient in English; able to follow cutting-edge blockchain security research.

## About Coins.ph

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coins.ph is the Philippines' most trusted crypto wallet and exchange, providing easy access to Web3, digital assets, and a broad range of financial services for both consumers and businesses.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Gojek in 2019; last funding round: Series C in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Manila, Philippines
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (founder names are not disclosed in the provided sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Financial services, cryptocurrency exchange, digital payments, remittances, blockchain / Web3
- **Target customers**: B2C (Filipino consumers and underbanked/unbanked individuals) and B2B (financial institutions, businesses needing cross-border payments and treasury services)
- **Mission statement**: "To create an open financial system by providing everyone easy access to Web3 and digital assets" (from [coins.ph](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers))

## Products & Services
- **Coins.ph Mobile App**: A cryptocurrency wallet and exchange where users can buy and sell 20+ cryptocurrencies with low minimums (₱5), plus access payments, remittances, and bill payments.
- **Coins Business Platform**: A suite for businesses and financial institutions enabling stable-powered settlements, cross-border money movement, currency conversion, digital asset access, cards, credit, investments, and treasury management — available 24/7/365.
- **Coins Remittance**: International money transfer services leveraging crypto rails to lower costs and speed up settlement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: $33.4 million (per [LinkedIn](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph))
- **Total Funding**: $40 million (across multiple rounds, including Series A led by Quona Capital and Series C led by Ribbit Capital)
- **Other Key Metrics**: 16+ million registered users, 7+ million monthly active users, 300+ headcount
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Quona Capital, Ribbit Capital, Gojek (parent company, acquired Coins.ph in 2019 for $72M)
- **Growth Signals**: +15.7% YoY headcount growth (236 employees as of recent data), active job postings up +165% year-over-year; expanding beyond crypto into full-stack financial services

## Competitive Advantages
- Fully regulated by the **Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)** — one of the first crypto-based companies in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses, providing trust and compliance.
- **First-mover & brand trust**: Most established crypto brand in the Philippines since 2014, with 16M+ users.
- **Integrated with Gojek ecosystem**: Access to a larger regional network of services and capital.
- **Broad product range**: Single platform for crypto, payments, remittances, cards, credit, and treasury — reducing fragmentation for users.

## Strategic Focus
- Building the "next generation of global money movement" by merging stable-powered settlements with local payment rails to make transactions faster, cheaper, and available 24/7.
- Expanding into adjacent financial services (cards, credit, investments) and deepening B2B offerings for financial institutions.
- Scaling compliance/AML capabilities to serve a growing user base and support international expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Flexibility**: Flexible work arrangements (hybrid/remote options reported); work-from-equipment provided; a culture built on trust.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive HMO for employees and dependents (dental, vision, mental health support); 15 vacation days, 15 sick days, birthday leave, quarterly mental health day; continuous learning and career development programs.
- **Growth**: Fast-growing startup with 200+ active openings; yearly headcount growth of 15.7%; roles span engineering, compliance, product, sales, and operations.
- **Compensation**: Competitive base plus performance-based rewards; salary data indicates operations roles around ₱336K/month and manager roles around ₱1.32M/month (though actual offers vary).
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on Web3 and blockchain; product teams work on compliance/risk platforms, trading UX, and backend infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [coins.ph – Careers](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers)
2. [coins.ph – About](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/about)
3. [LinkedIn – Coins.ph](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph)
4. [Lever – Coins.ph Jobs](https://jobs.lever.co/coins)
5. [Built In – Coins.ph](https://builtin.com/company/coinsph)

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