Senior Security Engineer

Youcom; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Competitive health insurance

401k program with 3% match

Work-from-home stipend

Health & Wellness Allowance

Job summary

You.com is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to elevate security practices across its platforms. This role empowers engineering teams to design resilient and secure infrastructures while championing security standards throughout the company.

The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience in security roles and must demonstrate proficiency in languages like Python and JavaScript, along with AWS cloud services. The position offers competitive compensation and various perks to support employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in security roles across various disciplines.
• Proficiency in programming languages like JavaScript, Python, and Terraform.
• Hands-on experience in threat modeling and penetration testing.

Responsibilities

• Support engineers through design reviews and security testing.
• Collaborate with product teams to architect secure services.
• Manage day-to-day security tasks and incident handling.

Skills

Application Security

DevOps

Incident Response

Python

JavaScript

AWS Cloud Services

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Google Workspace

Job description

About Us

At You.com, we are building the AI Search Infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. Our goal is to create the trusted knowledge layer that agents, applications, and enterprises rely on to retrieve real-time, accurate, and citation‑backed information.

Our platform combines proprietary vertical indexes with LLM‑optimized retrieval systems to power AI agents, applications, and enterprise workflows. We are solving hard problems across search, large language models, and large‑scale infrastructure to make AI systems more reliable, transparent, and useful.

Our team includes engineers, researchers, product builders, and operators who care about solving meaningful problems and delivering real‑world impact. Whether you are improving core infrastructure, shaping product experiences, or helping bring new AI capabilities to market, your work will help define how modern AI finds and uses knowledge.

About the Role

The Security Engineering team at You.com is dedicated to enabling engineering teams to securely design, build, test, and maintain the software and infrastructure that powers the company’s platforms. The team establishes a "paved road" approach, ensuring engineers can deliver secure technologies with minimal friction while maintaining a strong focus on protecting the business, earning customer trust, and fostering a culture of security, transparency, and shared responsibility. Reporting to the Head of Security, this role will champion security across You.com, driving continuous improvement and empowering teams to build trusted, resilient services.

Responsibilities

• Act as a security subject matter expert to support engineers through design reviews, threat modeling, code reviews, patch creation, and security testing.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to architect resilient, security‑first services.
• Engineer and implement secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
• Develop and customize high‑signal security tooling through automation and plugins.
• Manage day‑to‑day security tasks, including abuse remediation, threat research, and incident handling.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and incident response efforts to ensure platform and customer security.

Qualifications

• Experience: 9+ years in security roles across disciplines such as application security, DevOps, security operations, software engineering, red teaming, incident response, security research, and AI security.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in programming languages like JavaScript, Python, and Terraform. Expertise in AWS cloud services, GitHub, Google Workspace, and Kubernetes.
• Security Expertise: Hands‑on experience in threat modeling, penetration testing, creating security requirements, conducting source code reviews, leading security design reviews, incident response, and securing cloud environments.
• Collaboration & Ownership: Self‑motivated, collaborative, and skilled at prioritizing work. A strong advocate of ownership, capable of managing problems end‑to‑end individually or within a team.
• Security Program Management: Proven experience managing security programs with a focus on partnership and enablement.

This role is instrumental in empowering You.com’s security mission while enabling the team to deliver secure, cutting‑edge technologies.

Our salary bands are structured based on a combination of geographic tiers and internal leveling. Compensation is determined by multiple factors assessed during the interview process, with the final offer reflecting these considerations.

Salary Band: $180,000—$235,000 USD

Company Perks

• Hubs in San Francisco and New York City offering regular in‑person gatherings and co‑working sessions
• Flexible PTO with U.S. holidays observed and a week shutdown in December to rest and recharge
• A competitive health insurance plan covers 100% of the policyholder and 75% for dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the US
• 401k program, 3% match - vested immediately
• $500 work‑from‑home stipend to be used up to a year of your start date
• $600 technology stipend to support a portion of our hybrid/remote team's cell phone and internet expenses
• $1,200 per year Health & Wellness Allowance to support your personal goals
• The chance to collaborate with a team at the forefront of AI research

*Certain perks and benefits are limited to full‑time employees only

You.com participates in E‑Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. (English/Spanish: E‑Verify Participation/Right to Work)

We are also an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace. Please let us know if you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process.

Beware of recruiting scams: You.com will only contact you through official @You.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.