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VGS
About VGS
VGS (Very Good Security) replaces payment card numbers and other sensitive data with tokens, so merchants, fintechs and platforms can process payments and stay compliant without storing the raw data themselves; it now pitches the service for agent-driven commerce. Just one of its 18 advertised jobs is security work: an Application Security Engineer. The role is remote, open in the United States and Canada.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 1 security opening at VGS.
VGS security openings
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Working at VGS
Privately held and based in San Francisco, VGS was started by Mahmoud Abdelkader and Marshall Jones; Vertex Ventures US led its $60 million Series C in 2020, with Andreessen Horowitz and Goldman Sachs also investing. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
1 security role open at the last read1 open role at VGS, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Staff engineering post, remote for people living in the United States or Canada.
Candidates may live anywhere in the United States or Canada; the role is remote.
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Salaries at VGS
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
The application security engineer posting states $175,000 to $230,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
1 of its 1 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of VGS, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 1 | $175k–$230k/yr1 rate | $230k/yr |
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VGS: common questions
What salary does VGS offer security staff?
Stated per posting. The application security engineer posting states $175,000 to $230,000 per year (12 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is VGS?
Privately held and based in San Francisco, VGS was started by Mahmoud Abdelkader and Marshall Jones; Vertex Ventures US led its $60 million Series C in 2020, with Andreessen Horowitz and Goldman Sachs also investing.
What is it like to work in security at VGS?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a security vendor, it hires both defenders for its own estate and specialists who build and sell the product.
What kind of employment are VGS's security roles?
Staff engineering post, remote for people living in the United States or Canada.
Where are VGS's security jobs based?
Candidates may live anywhere in the United States or Canada; the role is remote.
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