Obsidian Security · 1 day ago
Senior Security Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$194K/yr - $251K/yr
5+ years expObsidian Security is a company focused on securing SaaS applications and is looking for a Senior Security Engineer who will work at the intersection of security research and product engineering. The role involves understanding emerging threats, building detection capabilities, and developing product features to protect customers at scale.
ComputerCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySaaS
Responsibilities
Partner with threat and security researchers to understand new risks and threats, and evolving behaviors across modern SaaS and cloud environments
Build high-signal, low-noise detections that elevate our threat detection & response product capability
Build and optimize a detection pipeline for better performance, resilience, and richer capabilities
Ship features across the backend and UI end-to-end when needed, to deliver the optimal outcome
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on experience in product engineering in cybersecurity
Experience with data pipelines (dbt, Kafka/PubSub, Spark/Flink, Athena/BigQuery, etc.)
Proficiency in Python/Go/Scala and SQL
Experience with log processing, anomaly detection, and applying ML models to threat detection
Thrives in ambiguity — able to translate complex findings into clear, actionable steps
Outcome-driven mindset — prioritize impact over output
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, technically sophisticated environment
Preferred
Full-stack product experience (React/TypeScript a plus)
Strong grounding in attacker methodologies, MITRE ATT&CK, and modern threat actor behaviors
Broad security domain knowledge: network and system security, authentication protocols, cryptography, application, and device security
Benefits
Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
12 weeks of new parent or family leave
Personal and professional development resources
Company
Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security is a threat detection and posture management for business-critical saas applications.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$119.5MKey Investors
Wing Venture CapitalGreylock
2022-04-14Series C· $90M
2019-02-27Series B· $20M
2017-06-08Series A· $9.5M
Leadership Team
Hasan Imam
CEO
Ben Johnson
Co-Founder
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