security
Posted Feb 15Founding Security Engineer
at Promise-pay
San Francisco, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- - Own vulnerability management end-to-end: identify, prioritize, and drive fixes to closure in coordination with codeowners.
- - Build infrastructure and processes to increase company velocity while upholding a high security standard.
- - Develop technical and policy frameworks to guide ambitious and safe AI adoption company-wide.
Requirements
- - Build and run detection: write, tune, and respond to Python-based rules to catch anomalous activity and improve signal-to-noise.
- - Partner with our Infrastructure team to secure GCP + cloud networking and improve Kubernetes security.
- WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED - 5–10 years of experience, with meaningful time focusing on security. - Creative and collaborative problem solving, with an emphasis on enablement not obstruction. - Strong understanding of cloud security + networking (GCP preferred). - Comfortable reading code and shipping fixes; Python scripting strongly preferred. -
- Experience operating security tooling (endpoint/EDR, MDM, audit logging/alerting, CSPM). - Familiarity with GitHub, Terraform, and CI/CD security fundamentals.
- experience - Deep Kubernetes hardening/runtime
- HOW WE SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE At Promise, we invest in our team’s well-being, growth, and sense of ownership.
- Additionally, candidates must reside in the US. Promise participates in E-Verify.
Benefits
- We build technology that makes it simple for residents to receive benefits, engage with assistance programs, set up flexible payment plans, and stay on track—while helping agencies increase efficiency, recover revenue, and deliver services with dignity.
- - Equity for All: All full-time employees receive stock options to share in our company’s success.
- - 100% Paid Health Coverage: We cover 100% of base medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and their dependents.
- - Flexible Time Off: Self-managed FTO and 12 paid holidays — we trust you to balance your work and your life. Please note:
- Promise is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or military or veteran status.