Staff Detection & Response Engineer

Suno; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

401(k) with employer match

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Education stipend

Commuter allowance

In-office lunch

Job summary

Suno in San Francisco is seeking a Senior / Staff Detection & Response Engineer to design and own detection and response across our environment — the telemetry, the detections, the playbooks, and the on-call rotation.

You will write high-signal detections, build and own incident response, and partner with security and platform engineering to close telemetry gaps. This is a hands-on role focused on end-to-end ownership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in detection and response, including building detection capability and setting direction.
• Strong AWS-native detection depth (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, VPC/flow logs).
• A detection-as-code, engineering-first mindset.
• Calm, structured, and decisive in a live incident.
• Interest in detecting emerging AI/ML abuse and threat patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and build our detection and telemetry pipeline, including logging coverage and the data that feeds it.
• Write high-signal detections mapped to the threats that matter most.
• Build and own incident response — playbooks, on-call, live response, and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with security and platform engineering to close telemetry gaps.

Skills

Detection & response

AWS native detection

Detection-as-code

Incident response

AI/ML abuse awareness

Tools

CloudTrail

GuardDuty

VPC Flow Logs

Job description

About Suno

We're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfillment of making music. Music is for everyone: Our users include everyone from grandmothers creating songs for their loved ones, to Grammy winners using Suno Studio, our power tool, to make the most popular hits in the world.

Building the future of entertainment requires ambition. The pace is fast, the problems are hard, and the work demands ownership and intensity. For the right people, it’s incredibly rewarding: a chance to shape a new medium, work with a small team that cares deeply about quality, make music, drink too much coffee, and build something that millions of people use to express themselves in ways that were never before possible.

Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).

About The Role

We’re looking for a Senior / Staff Detection & Response Engineer to design and own how we detect and respond to threats across our environment — the telemetry, the detections, the playbooks, and the on-call rotation. This is a hands‑on senior role for an engineer who wants to build detection and response the right way from the ground up and own it end to end.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build our detection and telemetry pipeline, including logging coverage, the detection stack, and the data that feeds it.
• Write high‑signal detections mapped to the threats that matter most, starting with the paths that lead to a breach: identity, access, the cloud control plane, and data exfiltration.
• Build and own incident response — playbooks, on‑call, live response, and post‑incident reviews that make us better each time.
• Partner with security and platform engineering to close telemetry gaps and instrument what isn’t yet visible.
• Set the bar for detection‑as‑code and a metrics‑driven approach to response.
• Build detection for AI‑specific abuse and threats and novel attack patterns as they emerge.
• Leverage AI to augment yourself so you can focus on the critical work that only you can do.

What You’ll Need

• 6+ years in detection and response, including building detection capability and setting direction — not only operating an established one.
• Strong AWS‑native detection depth (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, VPC/flow logs, and the broader ecosystem).
• A detection‑as‑code, engineering‑first mindset.
• Calm, structured, and decisive in a live incident.
• Interest in detecting emerging AI/ML abuse and threat patterns.
• Nice to have: Consumer product at scale, experience as an early or founding detection hire, exposure to AI/ML abuse or platform‑abuse signals.

Perks & Benefits for Full‑Time Employees

• Company Equity Package
• 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
• 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
• 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Creative Education Stipend
• Generous Commuter Allowance
• In‑Office Lunch (5 days per week)

Additional Notes

• Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
• This role requires working onsite at one of our three offices.

Compensation

• $230,000 to 330,000

Suno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.