Lead Security Engineer

Suno

$275K — $395K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in security engineering with expertise in AppSec, cloud/infrastructure security, and incident response.
  • Proven experience in building security capabilities and shaping direction rather than just managing existing programs.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to enable safe business operations.
  • Familiarity with consumer products at scale and exposure to AI/ML security is a plus.
  • Experience as an early or founding security hire is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Own and design security architecture across product and cloud environments with a focus on threat modeling.
  • Enhance the application security practice by managing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and implementing pre-production testing.
  • Drive cloud security initiatives including identity access management and data access controls.
  • Lead incident response efforts and be part of on-call rotation as a senior responder.
  • Mentor and develop the security team and oversee operational processes.

Benefits

  • Company equity package to ensure alignment with company success.
  • 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match & Roth 401(k) options.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with PPO and HSA/FSA options.
  • Generous paid time off policy including unlimited PTO and 11 paid holidays.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
  • Creative education stipend to support ongoing learning and development.
  • Generous commuter allowance for daily commuting expenses.
  • Free in-office lunch provided five days a week.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for a Lead Security Engineer to help build the security foundation. This is a hands-on role: you'll set technical direction for security across our product and infrastructure, go deep in the code and the cloud yourself, and help shape the team that grows around you.

What You'll Do
  • Own security architecture and the roadmap across our product and cloud environments, threat-modeling to focus effort where it matters most.
  • Elevate our AppSec practice: secure the SDLC, establish code-review guardrails, manage dependencies and secrets, and implement pre-production security testing.
  • Drive cloud security: IAM and least-privilege, account structure, network boundaries, and data-access controls.
  • Lead incident response. This role requires participation in an on-call rotation and acting as the senior responder during incidents.
  • Mentor and shape the security team and its operational processes.


What You'll Need
  • 10+ years in security engineering, with deep expertise in at least two of AppSec, cloud/infrastructure security, and IR, and credibility in the third.
  • A builder: you've created security capabilities and set direction, not only operated established programs.
  • Strong cross-functional partnership skills - security should enable the business to build and operate safely.
  • Nice to have: Consumer product at scale, AI/ML abuse or model-security exposure, experience as an early or founding security hire.


Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
  • Company Equity Package
  • 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
  • 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
  • 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Creative Education Stipend
  • Generous Commuter Allowance
  • In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)


Additional Notes:
  • Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
  • This role requires working onsite at one of our three offices.


Compensation:
  • $275,000 to 395,000

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