Security Engineer

Superhuman • Seattle, WA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Superhuman offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture. About Superhuman Grammarly is now part of Superhuman, the AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites. The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Coda’s collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically. Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters. Learn more at superhuman.com . The Opportunity To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Security Engineer to join our team. Our commitment to user trust is unwavering, and this new team member will play a crucial role in maintaining the trust of millions of users who rely on our products. You will work alongside our collaborative partners to identify and implement high-impact projects to improve security and reduce risk in our products, platform, and IT systems.

Requirements

• Has 3+ years of experience working on a Security team, ideally for a SaaS company.
• Experience working in one or more Security domains: Application, Cloud, Corporate/Enterprise, Offensive, Platform, Detection and Response, or Security Intelligence.
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals, including risk assessments, threat modeling, and best practices within your area of expertise.
• Proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language.
• The ability to think like an adversary to identify risk, and then build like an engineer to mitigate those risks.
• An interest in using AI to solve Security challenges at scale.
• Has a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure-by-default architectures that make the secure path the easiest path for developers across Superhuman's product ecosystem.
• Pioneer the use of AI and automation to scale security capabilities, from automated threat detection to AI-assisted code reviews and vulnerability analysis.
• Build bridges between technical and non-technical teams by translating security requirements into actionable roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Balance security excellence with product innovation, making risk-informed decisions that safeguard customer data while enabling Superhuman to move fast.
• Stand with the Security Team at the forefront of AI security, where you'll help define the playbook for protecting AI-powered systems and tackle novel security challenges.

Benefits

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options
• 401(k) and RRSP matching
• Paid parental leave
• 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time
• Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)
• Annual professional development budget and opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed