Senior Staff Security Engineer: Lead Security Architecture

Career Launch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch seeks a Staff Security Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area to lead the design and delivery of reliable software systems for growing technology companies. This senior role combines deep technical judgment with strong ownership, executive communication, and a proven record of measurable results.

You may own security architecture, guide high‑impact products, translate business goals into engineering plans, and build resilient, secure production systems.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering experience with shipping and operating complex software.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture, risk reduction, and secure product and platform practices.
• Own architecture and technical decisions for high-impact products and platform capabilities.
• Translate business and product goals into pragmatic engineering plans and milestones.
• Build, review, and improve production systems with attention to reliability, security, and performance.
• Raise engineering standards through design reviews, documentation, testing, and operational discipline.
• Mentor engineers and improve collaboration across product, data, design, and go-to-market teams.
• Use metrics and incident learning to prioritize technical investment and reduce recurring risk.

Job description

Career Launch seeks a Staff Security Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area to lead the design and delivery of reliable software systems for growing technology companies. This senior role combines deep technical judgment with strong ownership, executive communication, and a proven record of measurable results.

You may own security architecture, guide high‑impact products, translate business goals into engineering plans, and build resilient, secure production systems.