Platform Security Engineer (MTS) – Scale & APIs

Leadout Capital

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking an engineer to drive end-to-end development of security data pipelines and own system architecture for endpoint protection platforms. You will craft SDRs/ADRs, improve API services, and raise platform reliability while mentoring teammates and collaborating across security and platform teams.

The role emphasizes scalable design, on-call readiness, and the use of AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery across multi-language stacks.

Qualifications

2+ years of core software development experience with mastery in multiple programming languages and platforms.
Strong foundation in database engineering, API development, and data pipeline construction, including experience with event-driven architectures, and distributed systems
Demonstrated ability to craft and deliver large, sophisticated projects across the full software lifecycle, including experience with products released for public consumption across multiple releases.
Proven experience with infrastructure hardening and operational reliability (alerting, availability monitoring, MTTR reduction).
Ability to design systems at scale including experience with architecture reviews, design documentation, and cross-team alignment; experience working with engineering teams, architects, and executive leadership to craft architectural vision and roadmap.
Develops technical performance architecture that solves the most complex performance and scalability challenges, with the ability to drive long-term design strategies spanning multiple complex projects.
Strong engineering process discipline: PR reviews, design reviews, sprint execution, and documentation; experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and short release cycles
Ability to provide mentorship to team members, supporting their understanding of architecture and aiding in their technical growth
Skilled at fostering cross-functional technical collaboration to surface, upscale, and resolve critical issues effectively.
Ability to deliver technical reports and performance presentations to customers and at industry events
A related technical degree required

Responsibilities

End-to-end software development across security data pipelines.
Own system architecture for endpoint protection platforms, including authoring SDRs and ADRs.
Drive platform reliability through availability monitoring strategies, alerting frameworks, and infrastructure hardening.
Design and build APIs and services including REST API optimization, policy evaluation engines, integration adapter registries, and projection/aggregation services.
Set engineering standards across the team for code quality, design consistency, and documentation practices.
Mentor and guide other engineers on team through PR reviews, sprint planning, and technical deep dives.
Collaborate cross-functionally with security architects, platform teams, and partner engineering orgs to ensure clean system integration and dependency alignment
Support on-call operations on a rotating schedule, including flexibility for major incidents across time zones.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery, enforce engineering rigor, and support multi-language development.