Security Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Collaborate with engineering teams to design and implement secure systems and infrastructure across cloud (AWS/GCP) and container orchestration platforms
• ▹Lead proactive vulnerability assessments, pen tests, and remediation efforts
• ▹Develop and maintain incident response processes: detection, analysis, containment, eradication, post-incident reviews
• ▹Oversee identity and access management (IAM) strategies and tooling
• ▹Support compliance audits (e.g. SOC 2, ISO 27001), policy creation, and risk assessments
• ▹Develop and deliver security training and documentation for the team
• ▹Partner with DevOps to embed security into the CI/CD pipeline, automating security checks

Requirements

• ▹3+ years of experience in a Security Engineer or similar role, ideally in a fast-paced startup
• ▹Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS/GCP), container security, and infrastructure-as-code best practices
• ▹Hands-on experience with security tooling (SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners) and scripting
• ▹Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR
• ▹Incident response expertise, including forensic analysis and root cause investigation

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive compensation including meaningful equity
• ▹100% coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• ▹Flexible PTO including a company-wide winter break (closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day)
• ▹Paid parental leave
• ▹Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• ▹Company-facilitated 401(k)
• ▹Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering great learning and networking opportunities

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for some of the world's most dynamic AI companies, including Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By combining applied AI research, flexible infrastructure and seamless developer tooling, they help companies bring cutting-edge models into production. The company is growing fast and recently closed a $1.5B Series F round led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners and Spark Capital.