The Role
About DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy powers field teams with robotics and AI. As the only reality capture platform that combines robotic automation, AI agents, and a truly unified system, DroneDeploy allows critical industries to operate with speed and confidence.
From construction and energy to agriculture, the world’s largest companies use DroneDeploy to simplify field operations, improve safety, and make smarter decisions, faster. By combining aerial drones, 360 and fixed cameras, ground robots and proprietary AI, we’re bringing the power of automation and visual intelligence to all stakeholders, from the field to the boardroom.
At DroneDeploy, we thrive in a mostly remote-first culture rooted in innovation and impact. We’ve been recognized as a Best Place to Work in the SF Bay Area and named one of America’s Great Places to Work—but what truly sets us apart is the experience you gain: solving real-world challenges with cutting-edge technology, surrounded by teammates who are as passionate as they are supportive. Our team is bold, mission-driven, and building something that matters. We foster a culture where a variety of perspectives drive smart decisions, and where growth—both personal and professional—is part of the journey. Whether it’s flexible schedules, family-friendly benefits, or our strong track record of internal promotions, we invest in people as much as we do in product. If you’re looking to be part of something ambitious, authentic, and transformative, you’ll find your place at DroneDeploy.
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Security Engineer to join our team. We're a small, dynamic, fast-moving company, developing on the cutting edge of drone technology and image processing. We build upon the most advanced infrastructure management and security tools to deliver best in class protection for our customers’ data. You will be responsible for leading and executing on our Security Engineering program as we grow our team and customer base internationally.
AI Use & Candidate Authenticity Disclaimer:
At DroneDeploy, we value authenticity and integrity in our hiring process. While AI tools can be helpful for preparation, using them to misrepresent your skills, identity, or presence, such as altering your voice, appearance, or background, is not acceptable. Candidates are expected to present themselves truthfully and authentically at all stages. Any form of deception, including masking your identity or falsifying your skills or demographic traits, will result in disqualification from the process.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with DevOps, Compliance, Engineering, and IT to streamline and uplevel our Security Program.
- Expand our automated security monitoring capabilities.
- Mitigate security vulnerabilities and architectural weaknesses by building security services, libraries, and integrating third party services.
- Perform design reviews to ensure projects do not introduce new security vulnerabilities.
- Educate and train security champions across the organization.
- Lead our bug bounty and external penetration testing programs.
- Develop security guidelines for common security issues, provide remediation guidance, and security baselines.
- Proactively introduce new controls into the infrastructure platform that improves our defense in depth.
Requirements:
- 4 years of experience in Software Engineering, including time in a Security Engineering role.
- Demonstrated competence with reading and writing in modern software languages, including python, javascript, and golang.
- Deep understanding of how to ensure high security without sacrificing user experience.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical security concepts to non-experts.
- Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
- Ability to prioritize, reproduce, recommend remediations and implement fixes for vulnerabilities
- Experience with automated security scanning software and their limitations.
- Experience performing formal threat modeling analysis in a real environment, and security triaging.
- Prefer candidates with certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GWAPT, OSCP, etc.
- Experience working in cloud & containerized computing environments such as GCP, AWS, Azure; with kubernetes.
- Experience with common security compliance initiatives such as SOC2, ISO-27001, etc.
- Available to travel domestically occasionally for work activities (e.g., conferences, meetings, events).
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Employee Offerings & Benefits
(Benefits may vary by location and role)
These are just some of the perks you'll enjoy—there's more to discover once you join us!
Culture of Innovation & Collaboration – Thrive in an environment that values creativity and teamwork.
Drone Certification – Get certified and gain unique, hands-on skills with our full backing.
Flexible Work Arrangements – Enjoy autonomy with remote-first options and schedule flexibility.
Paid Family Leave – Take the time you need to support your family during life’s most important moments.
Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage – Plans designed to support your well-being.
Career & Growth Development – Build new skills and unlock opportunities through continuous learning.
Flexible PTO – Take time off when you need it to recharge—we trust you to manage your time well.
Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone great? Refer them and earn a bonus when they join our team.
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DroneDeploy is an equal opportunity employer.
All DroneDeploy employees are responsible for protecting the company and customer data by following information security policies and procedures.
Please refer to our Recruitment Privacy Notice for information about privacy during the recruiting process.
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The Company
What We Do
Trusted by leading brands globally, DroneDeploy is transforming the way businesses leverage drones and aerial data across industries, including agriculture, construction, mining, inspection and surveying. Simple by design, DroneDeploy enables professional-grade imagery and analysis, 3D modeling and more from any drone on any device.
