Principal Product and Application Security Engineer / Founding Engineer

Motion Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is partnering with a GPU cloud computing startup to hire a Principal Product and Application Security Engineer as a founding engineer in San Francisco, CA. You will build the security program from the ground up, own authentication and GraphQL authorization at scale, and partner with product and engineering leadership to drive secure product decisions in a fast-paced environment.

This is a unique opportunity to shape security foundations at a high-growth company nearing unicorn

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in application security, product security, and/or DevSecOps.
• Experience building out an appsec program from the ground up or as the first appsec hire.
• Experience with GraphQL authorization at scale.
• Experience architecting or operating a home-grown authentication service.
• Strong leadership experience – able to be hands-on while driving business decisions with non-technical leaders.
• Startup experience is a big plus.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Build out the security environment from the ground up as a founding engineer.
• Lead and drive AppSec initiatives, working closely with product and engineering teams to enable secure product decisions.

Skills

8+ years app security

GraphQL authorization

AppSec program leadership

Authentication service design

Startup experience

US work authorization

Job description

A GPU cloud computing startup, revolutionizing the computing landscape, is looking to hire a Principal Product and Application Security Engineer to join their team as a founding engineer. This startup has hit a $1B valuation, closed their Series A funding, and has been around for 4 years. They're looking to bring on their first AppSec hire to build out their security environment from the ground up. Candidates must hve strong appsec and leadership experience, a desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment, and have worked with GraphQL.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in application security, product security, and or DevSecOps
• Experience building out an appsec program from the ground up is a huge plus, or experience as the first appsec hire
• Experience with GraphQL authorization at scale
• Experience architecting or operating a home-grown authentication service
• Strong leadership experience - ability to be hands on development, while also helping drive business initiatives and work with non-technical leaders to drive decision-making
• Startup experience is a big plus
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Chip Chang