# Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security

**Company:** [Lyft](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lyft)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $136k – $170k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Shell Scripting, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS, Kubernetes, Okta, Google Workspace
**Posted:** 2026-04-30

> Builds secure processes and systems for corporate security, partnering cross-functionally to enable safe operations. Requires 5+ years engineering experience with Python/Go, databases, networking protocols, and security systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Partner cross functionally to design and enforce secure processes that empower Lyft employees
- Help establish roadmaps and prioritize projects based on stakeholders' needs
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices
- Supporting and improving our existing detection pipelines
- Lead large projects from idea to successful execution
- Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results

## Experience
- 5+ years of software engineering or security engineering industry experience
- Solid experience with a high level programming language (bonus points for experience with **Python**, **Go**, and shell scripts)
- Exposure to Database technologies including NoSQL (e.g., **DynamoDB**, **Redis**, **Elasticsearch**, etc.)
- Experience (or deep interest in) working with security systems
- Understanding of computer network security or major computer networking protocols (e.g. **TCP/IP**, **HTTP**, **TLS**, **DNS**)

## Nice to haves
- Experience with **Amazon Web Services (AWS)** or any other major cloud service provider
- **Kubernetes** and container technology experience
- Experience with **Okta**, **Google Workspace**, and other identity and productivity platforms commonly found in enterprise SaaS environments
- Experience leveraging **AI** to automate security workflows

## Compensation
**Seattle area base pay range: $136,160 - $170,200** (not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits)

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