Staff Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response

Location: Seattle, WA, US; Remote within the United States. In-office collaboration is required 1–2 times every 6 months, and applicants must be US-based.

Base salary: $177,185–$364,795 USD annually, plus equity eligibility.

Company

hirify.global operates a creative inspiration platform used by millions of people worldwide.

What you will do

• Serve as a senior technical resource for the Detection & Response team and help define its strategy and roadmap.
• Build alerts, automation workflows, detection capabilities, and internal tooling for security response.
• Manage logging pipelines and supporting infrastructure while onboarding new telemetry sources.
• Respond to alerts, lead incidents during an on-call rotation, and hunt for previously undetected threats.
• Collaborate with security and engineering partners and use AI to improve security engineering efficiency, accuracy, and coverage.

Requirements

• Broad and deep knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response in modern, cloud-first environments.
• Knowledge of attacker lifecycles, common attack techniques, and detection methods.
• Hands-on experience writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting.
• Experience using threat intelligence to improve detection capabilities and investigating telemetry from EDR, Osquery, and firewall logs.
• Understanding of networking and/or network security, including TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Depth in macOS internals, or alternatively Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, including persistence and privilege escalation techniques.
• Scripting or automation experience with Python, Go, Ruby, or comparable tools for development or integration.
• Ability to use AI to improve day-to-day workflow speed and quality, critically evaluate and verify AI-assisted work, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience; high integrity and ownership are required.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working model with limited in-person collaboration based on role needs.
• US-based employment with equity eligibility and benefits information provided separately.
• Inclusive, equitable workplace and equal employment opportunity commitment.
• The position is not eligible for relocation assistance.