Join us in redefining the creator economy with AIFanvue is one of the fastest-growing creator monetisation platforms globally. We're an AI-powered, creator-first platform helping creators connect, engage, and earn directly from their audiences at scale. Following our recent Series A, Fanvue has surpassed $100M+ in annual recurring revenue, with triple-digit year-on-year growth, supporting hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans worldwide.As Fanvue scales, security becomes one of the most critical functions in the company. This role exists to own and build our security posture from the ground up — across infrastructure, application, payments, and compliance — and help protect how hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans use Fanvue.🎯 The RoleYou will be the single-threaded owner of security at Fanvue. You'll design and implement controls across our AWS infrastructure, application layer, CI/CD pipelines, and payment flows. You'll drive SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS compliance, build an incident response capability, and establish a security champion network across every engineering stream. This is a high-ownership, hands-on role where you shape how security works across the entire company. If you want to build a security function, not just inherit one, this is it.🚀 What You'll DoDesign and implement security controls across AWS infrastructure, application layer, CI/CD pipelines, and payment flowsWrite RFCs/ADRs for security architecture decisions; maintain the security chapter in the engineering-rfcs-and-adrs repoEstablish and run a security champion network across Platform, Growth, AI, Creator Earnings, and other engineering streams, including weekly security office hoursOwn the SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS roadmap and execution — manage auditor relationships, evidence collection, and remediation trackingConduct threat modelling for new features including iframe patterns, AI Creator Studio integrations, and live streaming surfacesPerform hands-on security reviews: IAM policies, secrets management, API authorisation, data encryption, and vendor contractsBuild incident response playbooks and run quarterly tabletop exercises with the on-call rotationPartner with Legal on compliance across PCI DSS, GDPR, age verification, and content moderation policyConfigure and tune SIEM, vulnerability scanning, and dependency checks — own alerting and responseReview PRs for security-critical changes and embed security gates into the project checklist👀 Who You AreA senior security engineer with 8+ years of experience, including 3+ years as the solo or founding security hire at a scaling companyDeep AWS security expertise: IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, VPC design, service control policies, and multi-account strategyStrong application security fundamentals: OWASP, OAuth/OIDC, API authorisation, cryptography, and secrets managementHands-on compliance experience — SOC 2, PCI DSS Level 1, GDPR and data residencyProficient in TypeScript; can read and review application code for vulnerabilitiesA track record of writing clear technical documentation — HLDs, RFCs, and runbooks that others can actually followComfortable with infrastructure as code (CDK/Terraform), CI/CD security, and container scanningExperience building a security champion programme and influencing cross-functionally without formal authority✨ You'll Thrive Here IfYou want to build the security function from scratch, not maintain someone else'sYou are energised by breadth — infrastructure, application, compliance, and culture all in one roleYou are hands-on first: you write code, review PRs, and get into the detail before delegatingYou communicate security risk in business terms, not just technical onesYou are excited by the pace and ambiguity of a high-growth startup⚠️ You'll Struggle Here IfYou prefer to work within an established security team with defined scopeYou are more comfortable writing policies than implementing controlsYou need everything documented before you can actYou treat compliance as a checkbox exercise rather than a genuine risk reduction effort🌍 Why Join FanvueCompetitive salaryOwnership from day oneFast-moving team with real autonomyDirect line of sight to outcomes and visible impactAI-native working environmentAccess to gyms, studios, wellbeing partners, and premium wellbeing appsRecognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to WorkWinner of an International Business award for fastest-growing company⭐ Fanvue is for EveryoneWe believe diverse teams build better products, and if you are excited by the role but do not tick every box, we still encourage you to apply. We hire on potential, mindset, and what you will build — not just where you have been.