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lead security engineer

Turbopuffer

Turbopuffer

United States · Canada
Posted on Jan 5, 2026

Location

US, Canada

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

R&D

turbopuffer is seeking a security and compliance expert to take our posture to the next level.

what you’ll do

  • implement security-related features within the turbopuffer codebase and infrastructure

  • handle security operations, including threat detection and response, vulnerability and incident management, etc.

  • own and enhance our existing SOC 2 and HIPAA programs

  • communicate directly with our customers’ security teams to build trust

  • implement additional standards (e.g. ISO 27k) based on customer demand

  • grow the security team over time

must-haves

  • you’re a proficient programmer in a security-critical context

  • you're a strong communicator and can explain complex ideas clearly

  • your passion for infosec is contagious

nice to have

  • you've lead security and/or compliance in a cloud-native environment

  • you’re intimately familiar with secure practises in:

    • rust and typescript

    • k8s (GKE, EKS, AKS)

  • you’ve made interesting contributions to the security community (e.g. exploits, research, open source, speaking)

values we live by

  • overstep > understep

  • correctness > simplicity > performance

  • show > tell