Software Engineer, Security (all levels)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Build internal tooling for secure access to resources (wrappers, utilities, authentication services, proxies)
• ▹Implement detection and monitoring systems that alert the team to high-signal vulnerabilities
• ▹Analyze security issues from threat modeling, penetration testing, security scans and vulnerability disclosures
• ▹Work with developers on sensitive code paths and educate them on secure design patterns
• ▹Liaise with customers on their security and compliance needs
• ▹Communicate security risks and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• ▹Partner with product engineering on security features; ensure appropriate authentication, authorization and accounting

Requirements

• ▹6+ years of professional experience in software engineering or security
• ▹Experience designing and building secure web applications, tools and APIs
• ▹Experience with vulnerability review and analysis
• ▹Strong incident leadership and diligent response
• ▹Empathy toward the team and customers; ownership and pragmatic decision-making

Nice to have

• ▹Detection engineering experience through SIEM implementation/maintenance
• ▹Experience with Go, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Postgres, Terraform, Temporal
• ▹Experience with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA or PCI
• ▹Practical experience exploiting common security vulnerabilities
• ▹Experience securing systems through threat modeling and risk assessments
• ▹Active participation in the security community (research, blogging, talks)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹4 weeks of paid vacation
• ▹14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• ▹Long-term disability, life insurance and 401K plans
• ▹100% employer-paid medical coverage, 99% employer-paid dental and vision
• ▹FSAs and HSAs available
• ▹Monthly lifestyle stipend (wellness, mental health, therapy, hobbies)
• ▹Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy
• ▹Commuter benefits (Bay Area) or home office stipend (remote)
• ▹Continuous learning benefits

About the company

Render builds a modern cloud platform for developers creating AI-native, full-stack applications, combining hyperscaler power with developer-friendly simplicity. Trusted by 6M+ developers worldwide; raised an additional $100M Series C in February 2026, bringing total funding to $257M.