Senior Software Engineer, Security

About the role

We are looking for security-focused software engineers to work on Teleport’s Security Engineering and Defense and Intelligence teams.

What You'll Do

• Reviewing RFDs from engineers on a variety of proposed projects for security and quality.
• Pairing with the Cloud team to deploy service control policies (SCPs) in AWS to prevent undesired configurations.
• Hunting for vulnerabilities using both traditional scanning tools and LLM / AI tools in innovative and creative ways.
• Automating routine security and compliance processes to increase effectiveness and decrease busywork.
• Implementing and maintaining log pipelines for valuable event data sources like critical SaaS apps or endpoint telemetry.
• Engaging with the best red teams in the world to test and harden our detection and response capabilities.
• Building response automation to reduce the risk of advanced attacks against Teleport systems.
• Contributing to the Teleport product where we can improve the ability to defend for both us and our customers.
• Ensuring that nobody (including you) is overwhelmed with false positive / noisy alerts through a tight feedback loop.

What We're Looking For

• Go or Rust experience
• Nice to have: Security experience, Cryptography engineering experience

How We Hire

Our process is designed to be straightforward and respectful of your time. We skip performative rounds and focus on what matters: understanding how you think and what you can do. For this role, we use a take-home challenge that mirrors real work at Teleport — on your time, your way.

Benefits

• Extensive health coverage
• Annual expense budget
• Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
• Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
• Professional development opportunities