Staff Software Engineer Security Engineering
Plaid · New York City Office; San Francisco HQ; Seattle Office ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Staff
- Category
- Software engineering
Build and lead security infrastructure (IAM, firewalls) while advising product teams on secure coding and responding to incidents.
You develop security capabilities for infrastructure and sensitive data access, lead strategic planning, build security infrastructure such as IAM Gateway and Network Firewall, advise product engineers, educate engineering teams, and support incident response and security awareness.
Responsibilities
- Develop secure software to enhance infrastructure and protect sensitive data
- Lead strategic planning with managers and senior engineers
- Own, maintain, and build security infrastructure and services
- Collaborate with team leaders on team strategy
- Consult with product engineers on security standards
- Educate and support engineering teams
- Communicate project deliverables and progress
- Design and implement technical solutions
- Participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives
Requirements
- Experience building scalable systems and services
- Experience architecting systems meeting security, privacy, usability, scalability, and cost requirements
- Some leadership experience such as technical leadership
- Experience with data encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, authentication, permission management, authorization, or security policy enforcement
- Experience securing critical and sensitive information assets
- Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
- Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response
- Passion for educating others about security and privacy
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)