CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer - Security

San FranciscoFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08

Core

Define security architecture, harden the platform, and build compliance posture for an AI-native requirements platform serving defense and aerospace customers.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Security)

Builds

Security architecture, hardened full-stack platform, compliance posture, AI/LLM security controls, and security tooling.

Domain

Cybersecurity, AI/LLM security, Defense & Aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Threat modeling, secure architecture design, cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), identity and access management, secrets management, network security, data protection, SOC 2 implementation, incident response, AI/LLM security (prompt injection, data leaking, agent guardrails), vulnerability management, CI/CD security integration.

Preferred skills

Export control, ITAR, FedRAMP experience.

Technologies

TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Postgres, Modern LLM APIs, orchestration libraries.

Responsibilities

Own security architecture across the platform including threat modeling and secure design reviews; Harden the full stack from application to cloud infrastructure; Drive SOC 2 and prepare for defense/aerospace certifications; Secure AI and agentic systems against prompt injection and data leaks; Build security tooling for detection, monitoring, and vulnerability management; Stand up and run incident response processes; Work with sales and product on security reviews.