Security Engineer, Platform
Resend · Remote · Americas ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (Americas/EU)
- First security hire
- $140k-$160k USD
- SaaS security focus
- Flexible schedule
As the first dedicated security hire, you will strengthen the platform's reliability and safety. You will design secure defaults, manage access controls, and integrate security into deployment pipelines. The team values autonomy, practical improvements, and low-ego collaboration.
What you'll do
- Build security foundations for API keys, secrets, and tenant isolation
- Design secure defaults for services, databases, and deployment pipelines
- Improve detection of suspicious access and leaked credentials
- Review processes to ensure security is built-in rather than bolted-on
- Elevate overall security standards across the platform
What you'll need
- Experience securing production infrastructure, APIs, or multi-tenant SaaS
- Ability to write and read application and infrastructure code
- Knowledge of authentication, authorization, IAM, and audit trails
- Capable of independently prioritizing tasks and driving daily work
- Preference for practical solutions over heavy bureaucratic processes
Nice to have
- Familiarity with email infrastructure, SPF, DKIM, or abuse prevention
- Experience securing cloud infrastructure with AWS, Terraform, or Kubernetes
- Background in open source security or supply-chain security
- Experience preparing for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or GDPR compliance
- History of building security observability or incident response workflows
Stack
- AWS
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Cloudflare
- Next.js
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Must be based in Americas or European time zones
- Flexible working schedules
- Some travel required for offsites and conferences
What you get
- Autonomy to ship solutions independently
- Modern tech stack including Raycast and Notion
- Low-ego and honest team culture
- Ownership of problems and their solutions