Founding Security Engineer (Remote)

Map Ssg

17d•Remote

About The Position

This is the company’s first dedicated security hire. You will define and build the company’s security program from scratch, working directly with a security-minded co-founder. This role spans product security, application security, corporate security, compliance, incident response, and detection. Over time, this person may build and lead the security function.

Requirements

5+ years of security engineering experience
Strong application security background
Experience with secure SDLC, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and security architecture
Experience contributing to or running security programs
Compliance experience, ideally SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or similar
Backend or systems engineering fluency; Go experience is a plus
Ability to operate with high ownership in an early-stage environment
Low-ego, collaborative mindset and willingness to wear multiple hats

Nice To Haves

First or second security hire experience at a startup
Detection engineering experience
Identity, access management, enterprise IT, or security software background
Kubernetes, GCP, cloud security, or infrastructure security experience
Published security research, talks, or open-source security work

Responsibilities

Own the company’s security posture across product, infrastructure, and internal systems
Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design work
Build foundational security systems such as secrets management, audit logging, vulnerability management, and certificate infrastructure
Drive compliance programs such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA
Define incident response processes and detection capabilities
Partner closely with engineering to embed security into product development
Help shape security culture across a small, high-caliber team