engineering
Posted Apr 20Software Engineer - Information Security
at PlanetScale
Remote
Requirements
- PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both PostgreSQL and Vitess clusters and will soon offer sharded PostgreSQL clusters with Neki.
- You will work closely with our compliance team to ensure adherence to SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other security frameworks.
- experience with cloud security, application security, and securing distributed database systems.
- You have excellent problem-solving skills and can balance security
- experience with a focus on security engineering or application security
- Strong proficiency in Go, with
- experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++ •
- Experience securing cloud-native applications and infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Knowledge of database security, encryption, and access controls •
- Experience with security frameworks and compliance requirements (SOC 2, PCI DSS)
- Understanding of threat modeling, security architecture, and secure coding practices What else will help you be successful •
- Experience with database internals, distributed systems security, or infrastructure security
- Background in security tool evaluation, implementation, and automation •
- Experience with Kubernetes security, container security, and cloud security posture management
- Knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management Previous
- experience at a high-growth technology company or in a security engineering role
- Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc.) Why PlanetScale
- You'll help ensure that as we scale, security remains fundamental to our architecture rather than an afterthought.
- If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!
Experience
- 5+ years of software engineering