Staff Platform Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain security services, tools, and automation using Python or Go
• Design and implement security controls for AWS and Kubernetes environments using infrastructure-as-code
• Create reusable libraries, frameworks, and platforms that enable secure-by-default patterns
• Develop automated security monitoring, scanning, and remediation services
• Build CI/CD security gates and policy-as-code validation tools
• Partner with engineering teams on architecture decisions and provide security consultation
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical security incidents and infrastructure issues

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the field
• Strong software development skills in Python or Go with experience building production services
• Strong experience securing AWS environments including IAM, VPC, KMS, and native security services
• Deep Terraform expertise including module development, CI/CD gates, policy testing, remote state management, and zero-downtime deployments
• Proven expertise with Kubernetes security including admission controls, RBAC, network policies, and runtime protection
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and SRE principles
• Demonstrated ability to build, deploy, and maintain security tools and services in production

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Pay

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $168,000 - $240,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.