Software Engineer, Security

True; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

[Unknown] is seeking its first dedicated security engineer to partner with engineering and lead security across product, infrastructure, detection, and compliance. You will implement robust security controls, drive incident response, and influence governance programs while collaborating across product security, corporate security, and compliance teams.

The role emphasizes production Go services, Python automation for detection, and expertise in standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of security engineering experience, with hands-on product or application security in a B2B SaaS/fintech setting.
• Experience building security capabilities in code and working cross-functionally as a security generalist.
• Hands-on security design, code review, vulnerability remediation, detection engineering, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own and strengthen security across the product stack, partnering with engineering throughout development.
• Build security systems, including secrets management, certificate infrastructure, audit logging, and vulnerability management.
• Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design consultations.
• Drive security compliance programs and related engineering work.
• Develop incident response processes, detection capabilities, and triage practices.
• Contribute across product security, corporate security, and compliance, with scope to help grow the security function.

Skills

Security engineering

Go

Python

Threat modeling

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Secure design

Tools

Kubernetes

SIEM

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join an early-stage B2B identity and access management company as its first dedicated security engineer. You will partner with engineering to build secure product systems and lead security across product, infrastructure, detection, and compliance.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own and strengthen security across the product stack, partnering with engineering throughout development.
• Build security systems, including secrets management, certificate infrastructure, audit logging, and vulnerability management.
• Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design consultations.
• Drive security compliance programs and related engineering work.
• Develop incident response processes, detection capabilities, and triage practices.
• Contribute across product security, corporate security, and compliance, with scope to help grow the security function.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• At least 5 years of security engineering experience, with recent hands-on product or application security work at a B2B SaaS or fintech company.
• Production Go engineering experience building services or security systems, plus Python for detection and triage automation.
• Experience building security capabilities in code and collaborating across teams as a security generalist.
• Hands-on experience with secure design, code review, vulnerability remediation, detection engineering, incident response, and SIEM or detection-as-code tools.
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR, as well as cloud and Kubernetes security; GCP experience is useful.
• Familiarity with OAuth, SAML, OIDC, or WebAuthn, and a background in identity, access management, or enterprise security software are valued.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Base salary: $180,000 to $230,000 annually.
• Visa sponsorship is available.

LOCATION

Fully remote within the United States.