Senior Software Engineer, Security - UK

Teleport; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Annual expense budget

Rest and recovery policies

Retirement plan

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Teleport is seeking a security-focused Software Engineer to join our Security Team. We are a remote-first, globally distributed company protecting infrastructure with cryptographically secured identity.

You will help detect and respond to threats, build SIEM/SOAR capabilities, and enable autonomous threat hunting with AI agents. The role emphasizes hands-on security engineering, collaboration with a small team, and opportunities to impact security at scale.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS security experience.
• Go programming experience.
• Strong interest in security.

Responsibilities

• Add new log sources to our SIEM when a red team exercise reveals a gap.
• Deploy a SOAR platform to enable automated alert triage and incident response.
• Build a new case management system to coordinate incident investigation activities.
• Build an AI agent harness (using Teleport Beams!) to enable autonomous threat hunting.
• Create lab environments to enable AI agents and humans to red team our systems.

Skills

AWS security

Go

Security

Job description

About Teleport

Don’t wait for the future of infrastructure. Be part of it.

Teleport is the AI Infrastructure Identity Company. We’re solving one of the hardest problems in security: giving every human, machine, workload, and AI agent a cryptographically secured identity, improving engineering velocity while maintaining security. We make trusted computing simple. This gives you the freedom, power, and autonomy to build and innovate with confidence.

Remote‑first and globally distributed, we work with companies like Nasdaq, IBM, and Elastic to secure infrastructure for an AI world.

About the Role

We are looking for a security‑focused Software Engineer to work on Teleport’s Security Team.

Teleport’s Security Team works to drive the following goals:

• Detect malicious activity in Teleport systems


• Investigate security incidents and respond effectively


• Assess the security of Teleport systems


• Improve the security of Teleport systems with defense-in-depth


• Build external confidence in our security program

We are building a team of Software Engineers to build and maintain the platform which enables these goals.

What You’ll Do

• Add new log sources to our SIEM when a red team exercise reveals a gap


• Deploy a SOAR platform to enable automated alert triage and incident response


• Build a new case management system to coordinate incident investigation activities


• Build an AI agent harness (using Teleport Beams!) to enable autonomous threat hunting


• Create lab environments to enable AI agents and humans to red team our systems

What We’re Looking For

• Strong AWS security experience


• Go experience


• Strong interest in security

Nice to Have

• Experience working with Kubernetes


• Experience in Security


• Experience with SIEM and SOAR systems

How We Hire

Our process is designed to be straightforward and respectful of your time. We skip performative rounds and focus on what matters: understanding how you think and what you can do.

For this role, we use a take‑home challenge that mirrors real work at Teleport — on your time, your way. You’ll have support from the team throughout.

• You will join a 30 minute intro call and we will walk you through the compensation, interview process and requirements


• You will join a 30 minute call with the hiring manager, and we will walk you through the take home exercise and help answer questions


• You join a Slack channel and submit a coding challenge in Go using Github

Why Teleport

You’re joining a company where the problem is real, the team is small, and your work shows up directly in the product. We’re not a big company, you won’t get lost in a crowd. You’ll have the freedom and autonomy to do what you’re great at, alongside teammates who care about doing it right and want to see you succeed. The work is collaborative, there’s real room to grow, and the mission is one worth showing up for.

Remote‑first and globally distributed, we’re genuinely passionate about what we’re building.

The Benefits

At Teleport, we believe your career is more important than a list of perks. That’s why we focus on making your day‑to‑day the best it can be — giving you the autonomy, access, and support to do the best work of your career.

• Extensive health coverage


• Annual expense budget


• Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge


• Investment in your future with retirement savings plans


• Professional development opportunities

Teleport is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classifications protected by federal, state, or local law.

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