Lead Security Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and mission-driven health tech company as a Lead Security Engineer. In this hybrid role, you'll lead the security strategy for AI-powered healthcare products, ensuring compliance and resilience. Collaborate with experts across engineering and clinical fields, while making a profound impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Work alongside renowned AI scientists

Contribute to a well-funded startup

Collaborative and mission-driven culture

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security roles like Senior Security Engineer.
• Strong experience in TypeScript and Python environments.
• Proven ability to build security practices across engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement secure coding standards.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Lead security incident triage and mentor engineers.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

DevSecOps practices

security strategy

cloud-native environments

automated security testing

secure coding standards

risk assessments

Tools

SAST

DAST

RASP

SCA

manual and automated tools

Job description

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.

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Lead Security Engineer – Generative AI Healthcare Platform
Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid – Minimum 3 days/week in-office)
Type: Full-time
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
Experience Level: 8+ years in security engineering roles

About the Role

We’re looking for a Lead Security Engineer to join our rapidly growing, mission-driven team at the intersection of AI and healthcare. In this role, you’ll serve as a foundational security leader, helping us build and scale secure, enterprise-grade AI products that are transforming clinical documentation and clinician workflows.

This is a high-impact opportunity to own security strategy, influence architectural decisions, and ensure our AI-powered systems are resilient, trustworthy, and compliant with the highest industry standards. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, ML, product, and clinical teams—contributing at all stages of the product lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Define and implement secure coding standards and best practices across engineering teams

• Perform architectural and code reviews with a strong focus on security and risk reduction

• Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and support ongoing compliance efforts

• Identify, triage, and remediate vulnerabilities using manual and automated tools

• Integrate SAST, DAST, RASP, and SCA into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows

• Lead security incident triage and collaborate with product and engineering teams on response and mitigation

• Mentor and train engineers on secure development practices

• Research and evaluate open-source and commercial security tools, making informed build-vs-buy recommendations

• Maintain a user-first mindset—balancing security with usability and performance

Who You Are

• 8+ years of experience in roles such as Senior Security Engineer, Product Security Engineer, or Application Security Lead

• Proven ability to build security practices from scratch and lead them across the engineering lifecycle

• Strong experience with TypeScript and Python environments

• Comfortable integrating security into fast-paced, high-velocity product development processes

• Skilled in designing and running security programs in cloud-native, SaaS environments

• Deep understanding of modern DevSecOps practices, and automated security testing within CI/CD

• Strong communicator and cross-functional partner—able to influence without authority

• Excited about the opportunity to help define the security foundation for a cutting-edge AI product

Why Join Us

• Work alongside renowned AI scientists, clinical leaders, and technologists

• Help scale a well-funded startup ($450M+ raised) that is defining the future of AI in healthcare

• Join a team that values clarity, empathy, and urgency in solving some of healthcare’s hardest problems

• Contribute to a product that’s already in production at leading healthcare systems

Work Environment & Culture

• Hybrid role: minimum 3 days/week in our San Francisco office

• We’re a fast-moving, collaborative, and deeply mission-driven team

• High-trust culture with emphasis on impact, rigor, and human-centered design

1. CTO Interview (20 minutes)

This is a rare opportunity to shape the security posture of a company that’s pioneering AI in medicine. If you’re excited about building systems that matter—and doing so alongside an exceptional team—we’d love to meet you.

Apply now to help protect the future of healthcare.

Salary Range: $185,000-$265,000 base.

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