United States Remote (Global) Employment

Socket is hiring a Staff Security Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Enhance overall security by leading improvements in cloud infrastructure, operational practices, and internal IT systems.
  • Develop secure-by-default tools and automation that guide developers toward safe coding and deployment patterns.
  • Implement and manage identity and access management controls to eliminate gaps across technical layers.
  • Continuously identify, assess, and prioritize security initiatives to advance the long-term roadmap.
  • Focus on high-impact efforts while balancing immediate fixes with strategic upgrades across multiple domains.
  • Take initiative without waiting for direction, proactively identifying and addressing security needs.
  • Develop a deep understanding of current risks and consistently drive measurable risk reduction.
  • Lead incident response activities and manage ongoing external security operations.
  • Establish and maintain a 24/7 incident detection and response capability.
  • Manage inbound security reports, triage vulnerabilities, oversee penetration tests, and coordinate remediation.
  • Take direct action to resolve security issues when possible.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with current standards and lead efforts to achieve new certifications.
  • Maintain active SOC 2 compliance and associated controls.
  • Pursue additional certifications such as ISO 27001 to meet enterprise requirements.
  • Promote a strong security culture through organization-wide awareness initiatives.
  • Educate developers on secure coding practices to prevent vulnerabilities at the source.
  • Conduct regular phishing simulations to test and improve employee vigilance.
  • Foster collaboration with engineering teams to position security as a supportive function.
  • Encourage voluntary adherence to security best practices by making them intuitive and valuable.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary aligned with market standards
  • Significant equity offering
  • Extensive health coverage for employees and dependents, including 99% cost coverage
  • Flexible vacation, holidays, and a winter break for rest and renewal
  • Paid leave for new parents
  • Remote-first environment with quarterly in-person team gatherings

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Other

Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites

About company
Socket
Socket's mission is to help developers and security teams to ship faster and spend less time on security busywork. Thousands of organizations use Socket to safely discover, audit, and manage their open source code.
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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category security
Posted 3 months ago