Security Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Security Engineer (AI/SaaS): Owning security across an enterprise SaaS platform and AI infrastructure with an accent on secure design, threat modeling, and compliance programs. Focus on establishing SOC 2/ISO 27001 frameworks, vulnerability management, and securing high-scale social and customer data.

Location: Hybrid in Palo Alto, USA

Compensation: $200K – $400K + Equity + Bonus

Company

AI-native social operating system founded by ex-Meta leaders, enabling the new era of social commerce.

What you will do

• Own the security of deployed applications via threat modeling, secure design reviews, and vulnerability remediation across AI infrastructure.
• Lead compliance initiatives such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA.
• Manage security during the sales cycle, handling customer questionnaires and vendor assessments.
• Build and maintain vulnerability management, secrets management, and identity and access practices.
• Oversee third-party risk management and the penetration-testing program.

Requirements

• 5+ years in security engineering, application/product security, or a related role at a software company.
• Strong fundamentals in application and cloud security for production systems and AI workloads.
• Hands-on experience leading end-to-end compliance programs like SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
• Solid programming skills for building security tooling and automation.
• Experience working in fast-moving startup environments with high autonomy.

Nice to have

• Experience standing up a security and compliance function at an early-stage or scaling SaaS company.
• Familiarity with AWS, Pulumi, Postgres, ClickHouse, Turbopuffer, or Temporal.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with early equity and 401(k) match.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Free lunch in Palo Alto.
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI tooling and clear career growth opportunities.