Head of Security

Parallel Web Systems Inc

$150K — $200K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience leading security at an API, infrastructure, or developer-platform company.
  • Strong understanding of product, infrastructure, compliance, and customer trust.
  • Able to balance security posture against engineering velocity and practical risk.
  • Credible technical leader in discussions with engineers, customers, and auditors.
  • Possesses a strategic mindset with deep security knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Set and direct Parallel's security program to enhance platform integrity.
  • Lead technical discussions with engineering and leadership teams.
  • Define standards for trust and security in AI infrastructure.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security into product development.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity opportunities
  • Visa sponsorship
  • 401K retirement plans
  • Daily lunch and office snacks
  • Dinner provided in the office
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Caltrain pass reimbursement
Full Job Description
Job: You will own how Parallel thinks about and secures its platform. You will set the direction, lead the security program, and be the technical leader that engineering, legal, and leadership lean on as we become the default web intelligence layer for AI. The companies building on Parallel are running critical infrastructure. You will define what trust and security look like for the next generation of AI infrastructure.

You: Have led security at a technical API, infrastructure, or developer-platform company. You think across product, infrastructure, compliance, and customer trust equally. You know how to make thoughtful tradeoffs between security posture, engineering velocity, and practical risk. You have the technical credibility to lead conversations with senior engineers, customers, auditors, and leadership alike.

Life at Parallel

Our team works fully in-person, between our Palo Alto HQ and San Francisco office. We're a flat, talent-dense organization dedicated to solving technical and creative problems.

We seek like-minded individuals who share our passion for applying science, creativity, and consistency to big and complex problems with equally big outcomes. These are our values:
  • Own customer impact: It's on us to ensure real-world outcomes for our customers.
  • Obsess over craft: Perfect every detail because quality compounds.
  • Accelerate change: Ship fast, adapt faster, and move frontier ideas into production.
  • Create win-wins: Creatively turn trade-offs into upside.
  • Make high-conviction bets: Try and fail. But succeed an unfair amount.


Compensation & benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity
  • Visa sponsorships
  • 401K plans
  • Daily lunch & office snacks
  • Dinner at the office
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Caltrain pass reimbursement

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