Security Engineer
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Conduct deep-dive security reviews across a large Python codebase to identify vulnerabilities and build automated scanning for Docker images, PyPI packages, and CI/CD pipelines. Design secure cloud and self-hosted deployment configurations while leading incident response efforts including root-cause analysis and post-mortems. Run internal red-team exercises and adversarial testing to strengthen defenses against real-world threats, establishing and scaling the company's security foundation from the ground up. Operate independently at an intense pace of approximately 60 hours per week to protect mission-critical infrastructure for high-profile enterprise customers including Nvidia, NASA, and Adobe.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of hands-on security engineering experience
- Strong understanding of application security, infrastructure security, and vulnerability management
- Experience securing modern development pipelines and containerized environments
- Ability to operate independently and thrive in fast-moving startup environments
- Someone who takes ownership, moves with urgency, and enjoys solving difficult problems
- Comfortable working at an intense, high-performance pace (~60 hours/week)
- Degree in CS or a related technical field
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