# Senior Software Engineer, Security

**Company:** [Teleport](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/teleport)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $138k – $342k/yr
**Skills:** Go, Rust, Cryptography, AWS, Kubernetes, Security Automation, AI Agents, Panther, Wiz, Temporal
**Posted:** 2026-02-14

> Senior Software Engineer building security features for Teleport's access platform, focusing on cryptography, networking, automation, AI agents, and detection/response using Go/Rust. Contributes to open-source code reviews, vulnerability hunting, and hardening defenses.

## Job Description

## Projects You May Work On
- Reviewing RFDs for security and quality
- Deploying AWS service control policies (SCPs)
- Hunting vulnerabilities with scanning and AI/LLM tools
- Automating security/compliance processes
- Maintaining log pipelines for SaaS/endpoint telemetry
- Engaging red teams to harden detection/response
- Building response automation
- Contributing to Teleport product security
- Tuning alerts to reduce false positives

## Requirements
- **Go or Rust experience**
- Security experience (plus)
- Cryptography engineering experience (plus)

## Benefits
- Extensive health coverage
- Annual expense budget
- Rest & recovery policies
- Retirement savings plans
- Equity in $1.1B business
- Professional development opportunities

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