Staff Engineer - Endpoint security

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Drives architectural decisions — defines how the agent and platform scale, shaping the team's technical choices
• ▹Guides and grows engineers — mentors, challenges, and takes part in code reviews as the team's technical reference
• ▹Contributes directly to the code on the most complex and foundational topics
• ▹Works closely with Product to frame product ambitions, navigate technical trade-offs, and co-build the roadmap

Requirements

• ▹Proven track record of leading technical initiatives involving multiple teams in organizations of at least 100 people
• ▹Comfortable working cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teams
• ▹Hands-on experience mentoring engineers and helping teams grow their technical capabilities
• ▹Thrives in fast-paced startup environments
• ▹Expert in Python, with strong experience in Django and large monolithic codebases
• ▹Significant experience with Rust
• ▹Experience with embedded software / on-device applications (not web applications)
• ▹Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• ▹Experience in security-focused environments with strong compliance requirements
• ▹Familiar with standards such as SOC 1, SOC 2, and ISO certifications
• ▹Fluent in English in an international professional environment

Soft skills

About the company

GitGuardian is a global cybersecurity scale-up headquartered in Paris, with additional offices in New York City and Boston. Early investors include GitHub co-founder Scott Chacon and Docker co-founder Solomon Hykes, and the company raised a Series C round from leading US and European VC firms in early 2026. The GitGuardian platform is used by more than 600,000 developers worldwide and by 50 of the Fortune 500.