Staff Security Architect: Lead Reliable, Scalable Systems

Initio Capital LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital is seeking a Staff Security Engineer for the San Francisco Bay Area. The role entails leading security architecture, implementing risk-reducing practices, and driving secure product and platform design across fast-moving tech environments.

Strong candidates will demonstrate senior engineering experience, exceptional system design, and the ability to mentor peers while translating business goals into pragmatic engineering milestones.

Qualifications

• Shipping and operating complex software in a senior engineering role.
• Strong system design and judgment.
• Experience leading cross-functional or technical programs without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture, risk reduction, and secure product practices.
• Own architecture and decisions for high-impact products.
• Translate business and product goals into engineering plans and milestones.
• Build reliable, secure production systems with high performance.
• Raise engineering standards through reviews, documentation, testing, and operations.
• 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.

Skills

System design

Technical judgment

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching peers

Job description

Initio Capital is seeking a Staff Security Engineer for the San Francisco Bay Area. The role entails leading security architecture, implementing risk-reducing practices, and driving secure product and platform design across fast-moving tech environments.

Strong candidates will demonstrate senior engineering experience, exceptional system design, and the ability to mentor peers while translating business goals into pragmatic engineering milestones.