Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Security Engineer (Cybersecurity): Building a security foundation from first principles across identity, infrastructure, and data systems with an accent on IAM, SSO, and cloud security controls. Focus on designing secure-by-default automated systems and executing a security architecture roadmap that scales with company growth.

Location: San Francisco

Salary: $160,000 – $250,000 + Equity

Company

Juicebox is a high-growth AI SaaS company helping teams win the talent war, supported by 5,000+ customers and backed by top-tier investors like Sequoia and Y Combinator.

What you will do

• Design and implement identity and access systems including IdP, IAM-based auth, and SSO.
• Centralize and secure secrets management involving rotation, least privilege, and auditing.
• Build cloud security controls across AWS, including data protection and access guardrails.
• Develop security observability pipelines utilizing logging and SIEM for detection.
• Enforce infrastructure security via Terraform and GitOps.
• Improve application security with a focus on auth, API protection, and multi-tenant isolation.

Requirements

• Strong background in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud security.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (IAM, RDS, networking).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.
• Experience building identity systems (SSO, IAM, IdP) and secrets management solutions.
• Ability to design and ship end-to-end systems.
• Strong communication and execution skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with tools like Wiz, Doppler, or 1Password.
• Familiarity with SIEM and security event pipelines.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes or service mesh security.
• Experience with sandboxing or secure execution.
• Interest in AI/LLM security.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build the security foundation at a high-growth AI company.
• Environment focused on automation and unified systems rather than rigid policy.
• High degree of ownership and fast-paced execution.
• Significant real-world impact on the company's security posture.
• Equity options as part of the compensation package.