# Staff Security Engineer
**Company:** [Socket](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/socket)
**Location:** Remote
**Skills:** TypeScript, GCP, IAM, Vpcs, Appsec, Cloudsec, Opsec, SOC 2, ISO 27001, Incident Response
**Posted:** 2026-03-24
> Owns end-to-end security including application, cloud infrastructure, operational security, incident response, and compliance at a growth-stage security company. Ships production TypeScript, builds tooling, and drives security roadmap while fostering engineering culture.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Improve Socket's security posture: own application security, cloud infrastructure hardening, operational security, and IT security.
- Write code and build tooling to make the secure path the default for engineers.
- Roll out identity and access controls, close gaps across the stack, and continuously reduce risk.
- Assess, prioritize, and drive the security roadmap; balance quick wins with longer-term improvements.
- Run incident response and external security operations: build 24/7 process, triage vulnerability reports, manage pentests, coordinate fixes.
- Maintain SOC 2 compliance and drive new certifications (e.g., ISO 27001).
- Raise security awareness: train engineers, run phishing simulations, build trust with teams.

## Requirements
- Owned security broadly at a growth-stage company or strong software engineer moving into full security ownership.
- Ship production **TypeScript**.
- Breadth across security domains (**AppSec**, **CloudSec**, **OpSec**) with fast learning.
- Fluent in cloud infrastructure (**GCP**): VPCs, IAM, secret management, networking.
- Self-directed operator who executes across fronts without direction.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Communication and teaching skills to foster security culture.

## Benefits
- Market competitive salary bands.
- Meaningful equity program.
- Comprehensive health benefits.
- Flexible time-off, holidays, winter shutdown.
- Paid parental leave.
- Remote-first with quarterly off-sites.
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