Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 123,696 - 254,667; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media company is looking for a Security Engineer to enhance capabilities in detecting and responding to security threats. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, along with experience in intrusion detection, incident response, and scripting languages like Python. This role includes building automation workflows, managing logging pipelines, and working collaboratively across teams. The position offers a competitive salary range and emphasizes in-office collaboration only a few times a year.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response in a cloud environment.
• Hands-on experience with writing SIEM queries for threat hunting.
• Familiarity with multiple sources of telemetry for investigations.

Responsibilities

• Build alerts and automation workflows for security threat detection.
• Manage logging pipelines and infrastructure.
• Hunt for previously undetected threats in the environment.

Skills

Intrusion detection

Incident response

Threat hunting

Scripting/automation (Python, Go, Ruby)

Data validation

Networking technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Osquery

Firewall logs

Job description

What you'll do:

• Build alerts and automation workflows to improve capabilities to detect and response to external and internal security threats
• Manage our logging pipelines and infrastructure and onboard new logging sources to improve our detection coverage
• Develop and maintain internal tooling to expand and automate team detection and response capabilities
• Respond to alerts generated from our tooling and run incidents as part of an on-call rotation
• Collaborate with cross team partners
• Hunt for previously undetected threats in our environment
• Leverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, a related field or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response with an engineering focus in a modern cloud first environment
• Knowledge of the attacker lifecycle, common attack and detection techniques
• Hands on experience with writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting
• Experience consuming threat intel and applying it to improve detection capabilities
• Familiarity with using multiple sources of telemetry for threat investigations: Eg. EDR, Osquery, Firewall logs
• Understanding of networking technologies and/or network security, basic TCP/IP network fundamentals
• Depth in ideally MacOS internals, or alternatively in Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence mechanisms, privilege escalation techniques
• Scripting or automation experience (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby) for tool development or integration
• Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to‑day workflow for relevant outputs.
• Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI‑assisted work (e.g., testing, source‑checking, data validation, peer review).
• High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over‑reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.

In‑Office Requirement Statement

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day‑to‑day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• This role will need to be in the office for in‑person collaboration 1‑2 times every 6‑months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

Relocation Statement

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

US based applicants only

Salary range: $123,696 – $254,667 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition or genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.