Security Engineer Cloud infrastructure software company New York $220k to $320k USD base a year Posted today

Raydar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible time off

Job summary

raydar is seeking a Security Engineer in New York to build and lead the security practice for a cloud infrastructure platform. You will write production Go code, protect multi-cloud deployments, and shape security capabilities for external users.

You will own access controls, logging, and credential management while partnering with internal and client security teams to meet high engineering standards. On-site role in New York.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping production Go code.
• Strong background securing cloud and container environments.
• Application security focus including authentication/authorization and secure coding.

Responsibilities

• Set up a new security engineering practice and define its priorities.
• Design and release security capabilities for external users.
• Write production Go code to strengthen infrastructure across multiple cloud providers and Kubernetes environments.
• Own cloud and container protection including IAM, network defenses, credential handling, workload isolation, and audit logging.
• Collaborate with client security teams to ensure platform meets their standards.

Skills

Go

Cloud security

Container security

IAM & access controls

Logging & auditing

Secure coding

Authentication/Authorization

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

# Security EngineerCloud infrastructure software company* LocationNew York* TypeFull-time* Posted4 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is a cloud infrastructure software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write production code while establishing a security practice from the ground up. The work covers protecting internal systems, building security capabilities for external users, and advising technical counterparts on their security expectations.## What you'll do* **Set up a new** security engineering practice and define its priorities over time.* Encourage sound security habits across a compact, flat engineering team.* **Design and release security** capabilities that external users can rely on.* Write production Go code that strengthens infrastructure running across several cloud providers and container orchestration environments.* Take full ownership of cloud and container protection, covering access controls, network defenses, credential handling, isolation between workloads and audit logging.* **Partner with technical security** staff at client organizations to understand their needs, earn confidence and make sure the platform satisfies their standards.## What we're looking for* Currently ships production application code as a software engineer, rather than working mainly in infrastructure operations.* Practical experience securing cloud and container environments, including identity and access controls, orchestration platforms, logging and credential management.* Application security background, including user authentication and authorization, vulnerability research and secure coding practices.* Proficiency in Go.* Experience working with **more than one major cloud provider**.* History of building or contributing to core infrastructure at a cloud platform business, or at a company known for a very high engineering bar.## Bonus points* Prior experience as an early security hire or as an engineer building security features for external users.* Bachelor's degree in computer science or a comparable technical field.* Relocation support## Location and work model* New York, NY, United States* On-site, 5 days per week in the office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* Equity* Flexible time offPay$220k to $320kUSD base a year