# Senior Software Engineer - Security

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Python, Go, SIEM, Vulnerability Management, Kubernetes, SSO, SCIM, FedRAMP, SOC 2
**Posted:** 2026-04-29

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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

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