Security Engineer

Chronosphere is the observability platform built for control in the modern, containerized world. Chronosphere empowers customers to focus on the data and insights that matter by reducing data complexity, optimizing costs, and remediating issues faster. The observability platform reduces data volumes and associated costs by 60% on average while saving developers thousands of hours. Chronosphere’s Fluent Bit-based Telemetry Pipeline optimizes and simplifies observability and security log data. The product transforms logs at the source and routes them to any destination without lock-in.

Recognized as a leader by major analyst firms, Chronosphere is trusted by the world’s most innovative brands, including Snap, Robinhood, DoorDash, and Zillow. Learn more at Chronosphere.io. Follow at LinkedIn and X.

About the role

As a key member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will define and build core security engineering efforts at Chronosphere. This is a hands-on security engineering role that focuses on creating foundational security infrastructure to be relied on by the entire company. We’re also looking for your point of view about how to build an InfoSec team in a growth to late-stage startup. Regardless of the project, you’ll leverage your deep understanding of security infrastructure, strong system software development skills, and empathy for other developers to ensure security is a shared guardrail and never a bottleneck. 

You will

• Design, implement, and work with other engineering teams to operate security tools and programs across the organization including access control & workflows, vulnerability management, and detection/response systems.

• Collaborate with other engineers and with the business to identify the highest priority needs of the organization, and maintain a roadmap to address those needs.

• Actively participate in design reviews, threat modeling, and incident analysis.

• Help teams make high quality security decisions, especially in ambiguous situations.

• Set the bar for security ownership and quality across engineering.

You have

• Prior experience in security or infra-focused engineering roles with meaningful security ownership.

• The ability to independently own projects from inception to delivery.

• A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive. 

• Empathy for the problems faced by developers, and a passion for building tools and systems that address those problems.

• Built vulnerability management systems that actually drive risk down

• Led security incident response efforts and postmortem improvements

• A strong interest in how things work. Curiosity and persistence are key to building the understanding needed to excel in this role. 

• A flexible, collaborative working style. We’re a small team working in a rapidly evolving space, and we’re looking for people who will help build a positive, supportive environment.

Ideally, you have

• Experience building foundational security programs at growth-stage companies.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks, but a healthy skepticism of security theater.

• An outstanding ability to communicate risk with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Significant experience building infrastructure software in Go, C++, Rust, or Python.

The team

Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Engineering

• Health Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Time Off

• Competitive Salary

• Stock Options

• And More

Chronosphere is an equal opportunity employer. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't line up exactly with the job description. Your skills, passion, and desire to make a difference will stand out. At Chronosphere, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge the standard. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at [email protected]

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Compensation Range: $200K - $250K