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Senior Security Software Engineer

194k – 239kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYSecurity EngineeringHybrid5+ YOE
Summary

Build and own core security services including auth, identity, and secrets management. Partner with engineering teams to embed secure-by-design practices across a Ruby/TypeScript/GCP stack.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design and build core security services (permissions management, secrets orchestration, secure MLOps)
  • Develop secure-by-default libraries and frameworks
  • Enhance CI/CD pipeline with automated self-serve security controls (SAST, supply chain security)
  • Conduct secure code and architecture reviews, enforce secure-by-design principles, lead threat modeling
  • Build and maintain resilient cloud infrastructure with network isolation, automated vulnerability detection, and defense-in-depth strategies
  • Run security incident response, document risks, support audits
  • Advise teams on security best practices and bring security awareness to engineering

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on security-focused engineering experience
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (Ruby, TypeScript, Python, C++, etc.)
  • Experience building scalable security systems (secret management, service authorization, data encryption) in production
  • Experience with threat modeling, security design reviews, or security incident response
  • Experience integrating security directly into the SDLC
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to mentor and train engineers on secure development processes

Nice-to-Haves

  • Willingness to ramp up in additional programming languages
  • Proactive approach to continuous learning and staying current with emerging security trends

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Unlimited and flexible vacation policy
  • Generous paid parental and new child bonding leave
  • Mandatory self-care days each month
  • Remote wellbeing resources (fitness classes, meditation tools, virtual therapy, family planning assistance)
  • Support for continued education, management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications
Skills
RubyTypeScriptPythonC++SASTCI/CDKubernetesGCPTerraformDockerthreat modelingsecret managementRBACSCIMSOC 2
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