Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security

• About Our Client:

The organization operates within the on-demand delivery and logistics industry, managing a complex, multi-sided marketplace that connects consumers, merchants, and delivery drivers. Addressing the critical challenge of securing a large-scale, global infrastructure that supports 24/7 operations without downtime, the program focuses on building a reliable and resilient delivery network. Their security team aims to maintain the highest standards to protect this infrastructure, enabling trusted logistics services at scale.

• About the Opportunity:

The Staff Security Engineer, Proactive Security will lead the threat modeling, hardening, and operational management of security services within the product and cloud security domains. This role is central to establishing secure development pathways and maintaining a resilient infrastructure that supports the delivery network. The position demands collaboration across teams to embed secure design practices and to drive technical strategy, operational excellence, and vulnerability management. This remote role reports to the Manager of Security Engineering and influences the secure adoption of emerging technologies such as AI tools.

• Responsibilities:

• Lead threat modeling, design, hardening, and operation of product and cloud security services

• Define and implement security standards, guidelines, and automated controls with developer usability in mind

• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate secure design practices into product and infrastructure development

• Set technical direction and execute the roadmap for assigned security areas

• Maintain high operational excellence to minimize downtime and ensure service reliability

• Participate in on-call rotation and respond promptly to security incidents

• Manage the lifecycle of security vulnerabilities, including identification, triage, remediation, reporting, and metrics

• Support the secure and responsible use of LLMs and AI tools

• Mentor and coach junior engineers, promoting high standards for security and operational rigor

• Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in product or infrastructure security engineering

• Proven success improving infrastructure security posture in large environments

• Broad technical expertise in security and infrastructure within production systems

• Deep knowledge of OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities, distributed systems security, and design principles

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for automating security control enforcement and testing

• Proficient in code, architecture, and design security analysis

• Skilled in scripting languages such as Python and programming languages such as Java; Golang is a plus

• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform

• Expertise in cloud infrastructure and management on GCP and AWS platforms

• Ability to solve complex systemic issues with creative solutions

• Strong analytical and investigative skills with hands-on root cause analysis experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with engineering teams

• Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• The starting pay will be determined based on factors including skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

• Compensation includes base salary localized to the employee’s work location and opportunities for equity grants.

• Benefits & Perks:

• 401(k) plan with employer matching

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave

• Wellness benefits

• Commuter benefits match

• Paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 11 paid holidays

• Disability and basic life insurance

• Family-forming assistance

• Mental health program

• Flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles, plus 80 hours of paid sick time annually

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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