Software Engineer, Security (all levels)
Render · Remote · Remote: United States · Remote: Canada ·
COMPENSATION
$170k – $290k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote
- Security engineering
- Go + Kubernetes
- Senior level
- No new visa sponsorship
Join Render's dedicated Security team to engineer solutions that protect a modern cloud platform used by millions of developers. You will build custom security tooling, manage authentication services, and integrate security practices directly into development workflows without creating friction.
The team focuses on proactive threat assessment and automated monitoring, ensuring the platform remains secure as it scales. You will collaborate with product engineers to design secure features and educate teams on best practices.
What you'll do
- Build internal tooling for secure resource access, including proxies and auth services
- Implement detection systems to alert on high-signal vulnerabilities
- Analyze security issues via threat modeling, pen testing, and scans
- Educate developers on secure design patterns for sensitive code paths
- Liaise with customers on security and compliance requirements
- Communicate risks and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ensure appropriate authentication, authorization, and accounting with low overhead
- Partner with product teams to build thoughtful security features
What you'll need
- At least 6 years of professional experience in software engineering or security
- Experience designing and building secure web applications, tools, and APIs
- Proficiency in vulnerability review and analysis
- Strong incident leadership and diligent response capabilities
- Empathy toward team members and customers
- Strong sense of ownership and pragmatic decision-making skills
Nice to have
- Detection engineering experience with SIEM implementation
- Familiarity with Go, Typescript, Kubernetes, Postgres, Terraform, or Temporal
- Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or PCI compliance frameworks
- Expertise in exploiting common vulnerabilities for security assessment
- Experience with threat modelling and risk assessments
- Active contributions to the security community via research or blogging
Stack
- Go
- Typescript
- Kubernetes
- Postgres
- Terraform
- Temporal
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Home office stipend provided for remote employees
- Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy included
What you get
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage
- 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage
- Long-term disability and life insurance
- 401K plans available
- Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness and hobbies
- Continuous learning benefits and support
Hiring process
- Interview process is unique to each role
- Focuses on candidate experience and respectful dialogue
- Aims to be illuminative and enjoyable