Lead Security Engineer

Suno

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

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in security engineering with expertise in AppSec, cloud security, and incident response.
  • Proven track record of building security capabilities rather than just maintaining existing programs.
  • Excellent skills in partnering with cross-functional teams to enable secure business operations.
  • Experience in consumer products at scale, particularly in AI/ML security, is a plus.
  • Preference for applicants with experience as an early or founding security hire.

Responsibilities

  • Own and set the security architecture roadmap for the product and cloud environments.
  • Enhance the application security practice by securing the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Lead the development of cloud security practices including IAM and least-privilege controls.
  • Manage incident response efforts and serve as the senior responder during security incidents.
  • Mentor and develop the security team, establishing effective operational processes.

Benefits

  • Company equity package.
  • 401(k) with 3% employer match and Roth 401(k) options.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including PPO with HSA and FSA options.
  • 11 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and sick time.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Creative education stipend for personal development.
  • Generous commuter allowance to support travel expenses.
  • 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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