Staff Software Engineer, Product Security

Peregrinetechnologies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrinetechnologies is seeking a Security Engineer to join their team in New York City. This role involves building scalable security frameworks, identifying and resolving security risks, and defining security architecture across the platform. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience and strong Python skills.

Work conditions include a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $275,000 annually along with equity and bonuses, emphasizing a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience architecting and maintaining distributed data systems.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security principles and practices.
• Proven success in coaching and developing senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, secure frameworks ensuring data security.
• Identify and resolve emerging security risks.
• Define security architecture focusing on authorization and data protection.

Skills

Architecting distributed data systems

Cloud-based platform maintenance

Identity and access management

Applied cryptography

Secure system design

Python development

Job description

Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, Peregrine helps public safety organizations, state and local governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions address society’s challenges with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Our AI-enabled platform turns siloed and disconnected data into operational intelligence — instantly surfacing mission-critical information to empower better, faster decisions that improve outcomes at every touchpoint. Today Peregrine supports hundreds of customers across 30+ states and two countries, serving more than 125 million people — and we’re amplifying our impact as we expand into the enterprise and internationally.

Our Team

As an engineering team, we believe strongly that empathy improves our solutions. Seeing how people use the product is a priority and the way we get to the right answer. Engineers will have the opportunity to work closely with our team onsite to understand the variety of use cases that Peregrine serves.

We’re looking for a security engineer to join our core engineering teams. Our teams tackle a range of challenges, from enabling real-time user collaboration on detailed maps to building high-scale backend architecture for ingesting billions of data points.

We believe that humility and empathy are essential for building the right solutions—you will collaborate directly with our deployment team and users as we iterate to solve their problems. Perseverance and creativity are crucial to executing our vision.

Role

We are looking for a software engineer to join our growing team where you will have vast ownership across our stacks, making decisions that will have an outsized impact for years to come. You will take on a leading role in ensuring security is embedded into every stage of our product lifecycle.

Our stack is constantly evolving but based on a backend foundation of Python, Django, Celery, Airflow, and Kafka; a frontend built in React, Redux, and Mapbox; data stores including PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch; machine learning models hosted in Bedrock and Sagemaker; and with AWS, Pulumi, Terraform, and Kubernetes as our underlying infrastructure.

About you

• Build scalable, secure-by-default frameworks that are foundational to our infrastructure, ensuring first-in-class data security.
• Identify and resolve emerging security risks and define mitigation strategies to drive solutions that support our product objectives.
• Define security architecture across the platform with a focus on authentication, authorization, data protection, and software supply chain security.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to implement security best practices.
• Grow engineering talent through hands‑on mentorship while fostering strong security values.

What we look for

• 10+ years of experience architecting and maintaining distributed data systems and cloud-based platforms.
• Deep knowledge across areas that include: identity and access management, secret management, applied cryptography, secure system design, and cloud security.
• Strong development background in technologies and languages that include Python.
• Proven success coaching and developing senior engineers.
• Demonstrated ability in technical execution and leadership.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work on-site at our San Francisco or New York City office.

Salary Range: $200,000 - $275,000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, certifications or licenses, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

Peregrine Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.