About the Role
The Lead Software Security Engineer will drive security excellence across the software development lifecycle, working closely with engineering teams to embed security practices, reduce risk, and respond to threats effectively.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of secure software systems
- Identify and mitigate security risks across the development lifecycle
- Conduct code reviews with a focus on security best practices
- Develop and enforce secure coding standards
- Perform threat modeling for new and existing features
- Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve vulnerabilities
- Lead incident response efforts related to security breaches
- Integrate security tools into CI/CD pipelines
- Evaluate third-party libraries and dependencies for security risks
- Provide security training and guidance to development teams
- Monitor and analyze security alerts and logs
- Ensure compliance with industry security standards
- Advocate for privacy-by-design principles in product development
- Work closely with product and operations teams on secure deployments
- Assess cloud infrastructure for security misconfigurations
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging threats and vulnerabilities
- Support penetration testing and coordinate remediation
- Help define security requirements for new projects
- Drive adoption of encryption and key management practices
- Review API security and authentication mechanisms
- Promote a culture of security awareness across engineering
- Evaluate security posture of vendor solutions
- Document security architectures and controls
- Assist in audit preparation and evidence collection
- Guide secure onboarding of new engineers
Nice to Have
- Master's degree in a technical field
- Certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, or CISM
- Experience in AI or machine learning environments
- Prior leadership role in security engineering
- Contributions to open-source security tools
- Public speaking or conference presentation experience
- Knowledge of hardware security modules
- Experience with zero-trust architectures
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Collaborative engineering environment with cross-functional teams
Security Culture
We believe security is everyone's responsibility and expect engineers to proactively identify risks and advocate for secure solutions.
Tech Stack
Our systems are built on modern cloud infrastructure with containerized services, automated pipelines, and API-first design.
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