About the company
Our client is a cloud infrastructure software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write production code while establishing a security practice from the ground up. The work covers protecting internal systems, building security capabilities for external users, and advising technical counterparts on their security expectations.
What you'll do
- Set up a new security engineering practice and define its priorities over time.
- Encourage sound security habits across a compact, flat engineering team.
- Design and release security capabilities that external users can rely on.
- Write production Go code that strengthens infrastructure running across several cloud providers and container orchestration environments.
- Take full ownership of cloud and container protection, covering access controls, network defenses, credential handling, isolation between workloads and audit logging.
- Partner with technical security staff at client organizations to understand their needs, earn confidence and make sure the platform satisfies their standards.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Currently ships production application code as a software engineer, rather than working mainly in infrastructure operations.
- Practical experience securing cloud and container environments, including identity and access controls, orchestration platforms, logging and credential management.
- Application security background, including user authentication and authorization, vulnerability research and secure coding practices.
- Proficiency in Go.
- Experience working with more than one major cloud provider.
- History of building or contributing to core infrastructure at a cloud platform business, or at a company known for a very high engineering bar.
Bonus points
- Prior experience as an early security hire or as an engineer building security features for external users.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a comparable technical field.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 220,000 to 320,000 per year
- Equity
- Flexible time off
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in the office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Currently ships production application code as a software engineer
- Practical experience securing cloud and container environments
- Experience with identity and access controls, orchestration platforms, logging, and credential management
- Application security experience, including authentication, authorization, vulnerability research, and secure coding
- Proficiency in Go
- Experience with more than one major cloud provider
- Experience building or contributing to core infrastructure at a cloud platform business or high-engineering-bar company
- Prior experience as an early security hire or building security features for external users
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a comparable technical field
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
