Replit

Product Security Architect

Remote Security role with clear candidate location fit.

PostedMay 13, 2026

Eligible countries1 accepted country

Seniority signalLead

Work settingRemote

Accepted candidate locations

USA

Role overview

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Security Mentorship: Serve as the primary security mentor and subject matter expert for engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and rigorous security design.
Product Vision: Define the product security vision, ensuring consistency across complex application architecture projects.
Project Execution: Lead the security implementation of new product features from initial design to final production deployment.
Threat Modeling: Conduct proactive threat modeling for new product features and major architectural changes.
Application Security Design: Define and enforce best practices around application security, including audit/application logging, configuration, tenant separation, encryption, customer BYOK, RBAC design, API design, and Session/cookie/token management.
Identity & Access: Define and implement secure Authentication/Authorization protocols (mTLS/OIDC/OAuth/SAML) for multi-tenant SaaS products.
Third-Party Risk: Assess and mitigate risks associated with application third-party integrations such as payment, AI models, code repositories, etc.
Code Review: Apply a strong programming background (Python/Go/JavaScript) to perform hands-on code reviews when needed to validate security controls.

Maintain the Source of Truth: Define and maintain (document) the authoritative “Source of Truth” for Replit’s secure architecture, ensuring these patterns are consistently adopted across all engineering teams.
Contribution to Risk Register: Actively identify, document, and quantify architectural security risks. You will be responsible for ensuring these are accurately reflected in the Cybersecurity Risk Register.
Security Team Support: Support other security teams like GRC, Pentesting, Vulnerability Management, and PSIRT.
Compliance & Documentation: Partner with GRC teams to translate complex architectural designs into clear, audit-ready documentation and control frameworks.
GTM & Sales Support: Act as the technical bridge for the Sales team, addressing complex security inquiries from enterprise customers regarding Replit's architectural integrity.

8+ years of experience in product security engineering or architecture, specifically with Multi-tenant SaaS products.
Experience with AI Agent-based Saas products is a plus.
Deep expertise in common product security practices (e.g., tenant separation, RBAC, BYOK, secure API design, session/token management).
Expertise in Authentication/Authorization protocols (mTLS/OIDC/OAuth/SAML) in a multi-tenant SaaS environment.
Strong programming background (Python/Go/JavaScript) with proven ability to conduct code review.
Experience writing and maintaining Architecture documents.
Exceptional ability to communicate technical risk to both engineering and executive audiences.
Strong track record of contributing to Cybersecurity Risk Register.

Systems Thinking: The ability to see the "big picture" and understand how security decisions impact the entire stack.
Technical Influence: The ability to drive technical alignment across the organization through expertise and collaboration rather than direct authority.
Autonomy: Comfortable leading major technical initiatives and driving outcomes with minimal oversight.
Problem-Solving Mindset: A passion for breaking down complex security challenges into elegant, scalable engineering solutions.