Staff Product Security Engineer - Scale Securely

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer in San Francisco to join their Information Security team. This role demands 8+ years of experience in security engineering or incident response, with strong expertise in cloud platforms and CI/CD tooling.

As a critical team member, you will design and implement security controls, enhance systems resilience, and respond to cybersecurity incidents. The compensation range for this position is between $200K and $280K, reflecting the importance of this role in protecting the organization's infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years working in security engineering or incident response role.
• In-depth expertise with at least one major cloud platform.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and infrastructure.
• Comprehensive understanding of attacker tactics.

Responsibilities

• Create and build security controls that strengthen Airwallex.
• Design and deliver security improvements across software.
• Operationalise detection strategies and response workflows.
• Build and enhance secure systems through integration and maintenance.

Skills

Security engineering

Incident response

Cloud platform expertise

Software development tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or similar

Tools

Splunk

Kubernetes

Python

Java/Kotlin

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a Staff Product Security Engineer in San Francisco to join their Information Security team. This role demands 8+ years of experience in security engineering or incident response, with strong expertise in cloud platforms and CI/CD tooling.

As a critical team member, you will design and implement security controls, enhance systems resilience, and respond to cybersecurity incidents. The compensation range for this position is between $200K and $280K, reflecting the importance of this role in protecting the organization's infrastructure.