Pipe
Lead Security Engineer
Remote Security Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 5, 2026
Eligible countries3 accepted countries
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
CanadaMexicoUSA
Role overview
Lead Security Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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Responsibilities
- Review and help design robust security standards and monitoring
- Maintain and improve our policy-as-code platform to enable rapid detection and response
- Work closely with our Infrastructure team to ensure cloud-based deployments have proper monitoring and adhere to our policies
- Manage SOC II audits, set a high standard for compliant software and processes, and ensure we consistently meet those standards
- Participate in on-call rotation to support critical security issues
- Own the vulnerability disclosure program and triage inbound reports to security@
- Run periodic tabletop exercises and incident response drills
- Maintain security policies and lead recurring reviews (e.g., firewall changes, security reviews)
- Lead responses to partner and customer security questionnaires
- Maintain the security risk register, track remediation, and produce periodic security metrics for leadership
Tech Stack
- Frontend: Typescript, React, Next.js
- Backend: Go, PostgreSQL, BigQuery
- Data: BigQuery, Sqlmesh, Python
- Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Pulumi, Buildkite, Google Cloud Platform
- Security: Panther, Wiz, Vanta
Technical Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and Kubernetes security
- Proficiency in at least one of Go, Python, or TypeScript - enough to build and maintain internal tooling
- Experience owning SOC 2 (or equivalent) compliance programs end-to-end, including evidence collection, auditor management, and remediation
- Experience running incident response, including on-call, post-mortems, and tabletop exercises
- Experience managing vendor risk reviews and responding to customer security questionnaires
- Strong written communication - this role interfaces with auditors, customers, partners, and engineers
You will be successful at Pipe if you:
- Want to join a remote-first startup and make a real impact
- Hold yourself and your teammates to high standards
- Have a strong technical foundation and use your skills to help customers succeed
- Take end-to-end ownership of your work and enjoy collaborating across functions
Compensation and Benefits
- The best equipment to help you do your job
- Flexible vacation and work hours - we believe in a healthy work-life balance (really!)
- Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous parental leave for anyone growing their family, regardless of gender
- Great colleagues - we value a culture of authenticity, humility, and excellence
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