Staff Security Engineer
Role Overview
This is a senior-level Staff Security Engineer role focused on building secure foundations for engineering teams, involving 60% software engineering and 40% security work. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing secure architectures, conducting deep code reviews, and partnering with product and infrastructure teams to influence secure development practices across the company. The hire will have a high impact by shaping how products are deployed and operated, leading through influence in a fast-paced environment.
Perks & Benefits
The role is based in San Francisco, CA, but remote work may be implied as typical for tech jobs, with flexible time zone expectations. It offers career growth through technical leadership and advisory roles, with a culture that emphasizes fast-moving, high-impact collaboration across teams. Benefits likely include opportunities for professional development and involvement in cutting-edge projects like AI-driven systems.
Full Job Description
At Scale, our Security Architecture team builds the foundations that allow engineers to ship fast without compromising security. From securing modern TypeScript services and cloud infrastructure to enabling safe adoption of AI-driven systems, our work shapes how products are designed, deployed, and operated across the company. We are looking for a Staff Security Engineer to help define and build the “paved road” for secure development at Scale.
As a Staff Security Engineer, you will operate as a builder first — roughly 60% software engineering and 40% security. You’ll partner deeply with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to design secure architectures, build shared primitives, and influence how engineering teams work end-to-end. This role requires strong production software engineering DNA, architectural judgment, and the ability to lead through influence in a fast-moving, high-impact environment.
### You will:
- Design and build secure application and infrastructure foundations that engineering teams use by default.
- Partner with product and engineering teams across the full SDLC, from RFC and architecture reviews through implementation, launch, and long-term maintenance.
- Conduct deep architecture, design, and code reviews, identifying systemic risks beyond individual vulnerabilities.
- Build and maintain secure cloud and CI/CD foundations using Infrastructure as Code.
- Act as a technical advisor to engineering teams, helping them ship secure, maintainable, production-grade systems.
- Serve as a technical point of contact during high-impact security events, contributing engineering and operational leadership.
- Influence security stPlease mention the word **MANEUVERABLE** and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw==). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.
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