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Staff Security Software Engineer

Redwood City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and build secure-by-default foundations for AI systems, focusing on identity, access control, secrets management, and trust boundaries for autonomous agents.

Role type

Staff Security Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable RBAC/ABAC systems, secrets management, credential lifecycle, encryption, key-management patterns, and agent permissioning frameworks.

Domain

AI/ML Infrastructure, Cybersecurity

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Security architecture design, RBAC/ABAC implementation, secrets management, encryption/key management, threat modeling, incident detection, system design, code review, autonomous system security

Preferred skills

Multi-tenant AI platform security, autonomous system permissioning, mature security architecture evolution, high-growth environment detection/response

Technologies

RBAC, ABAC, Secrets Management, Encryption, Key Management, Threat Modeling Tools

Responsibilities

Design and govern access to production systems with scalable RBAC/ABAC; Build robust secrets management and credential lifecycle patterns; Define authority scoping for agents and automated systems; Create auditability and forensic visibility for user and system actions; Lead threat modeling across infrastructure and product; Make secure patterns automatic for engineering teams

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope

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