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SkydioSkydioSan Mateo, CA

Senior Software Engineer - Security

Designs, reviews, and builds security systems for multi-tenant cloud and corporate environments, including architecture guidance, internal tooling like WAF and vuln management, and compliance controls. Requires 5+ years in cloud security, AWS expertise, and strong Python/Go coding skills.

190k – 250k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Review RFCs and partner with engineering teams on architectural decisions that have security implications
  • Design and build internal security systems end to end, including roadmap areas such as web application firewalls and vulnerability risk management tooling
  • Harden and improve security-related production software components as opportunities for better resilience and protection are identified
  • Partner with Compliance to translate FedRAMP, SOC 2, Texas RAMP, ISO 27001, and CJIS requirements into practical technical controls
  • Improve how we monitor, prioritize, patch, and respond to vulnerabilities across our cloud footprint
  • Contribute to authentication and identity systems across cloud and corporate environments, including SSO and SCIM implementations
  • Participate in the security team’s on-call rotation

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud security, platform security, infrastructure security, or a related security-focused engineering role
  • Strong experience working in AWS, ideally in multi-tenant cloud environments
  • Strong coding ability and comfort building and maintaining tooling in languages such as Python or Go
  • Experience reviewing system designs and RFCs and providing clear, actionable security guidance
  • Working knowledge of SIEM, vulnerability management, and related security tooling
  • Comfort operating across both technical design and hands-on implementation in a role that spans both strategy and execution

Nice to Have

  • Experience working in FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, Texas RAMP, or CJIS-aligned environments
  • Experience building or deeply integrating authentication and identity systems, including SSO, SCIM, and front-door authentication
  • Experience with Kubernetes debugging, operations, or automation
  • Background supporting government, defense, or other highly regulated customers

Compensation

  • Annual base salary range: $190,000 - $250,000
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits: health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, 401K

Skills

AWSPythonGoSIEMVulnerability ManagementKubernetesSSOSCIMFedRAMPSOC 2
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