Senior Security Engineer

The Liftoff security team is dedicated to protecting Liftoff’s customers users and employees. Our team architects Liftoff’s security posture designs and builds infrastructure and security improvements consults with other teams as they develop and launch new products and features and proactively plans for the unknown. Our work spans the entire company and technology stack from infrastructure to web and mobile applications as well as IT systems. We collaborate with key stakeholders to balance business needs while minimizing security risks. Our approach to security is deeply rooted in software engineering principles emphasizing automation and the development of well-designed security tools.

• Establish secure software development standards and integrate security-minded thinking into the development process.
• Create frictionless paths for engineering teams to securely build and deploy software.
• Perform security assessments of systems and services to ensure compliance with security best practices.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the organization to build a culture of security-minded builders.
• Assess vendors to ensure their internal security controls meet Liftoff’s security requirements and their products enable secure employee usage.
• Triage incoming threat events and vulnerabilities and ensure timely remediation and resolution of the issues.
• Conduct post-incident reviews document findings and implement necessary remediations.
• Develop tooling and automation to detect and mitigate active security threats within our systems.

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering or software engineering.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful security initiatives.
• Comfortable reading writing and maintaining code in multiple languages.
• Strong understanding of application security best practices.
• Ability to quickly understand complex engineering architectures and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize security efforts using a risk-based approach.
• Proficiency in Go Python Clojure or JavaScript.
• Experience working on or collaborating with high-velocity high-performing software engineering teams.
• Proven track record of scaling cloud infrastructure security.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Working at Liftoff is fast-paced fun and challenging and we thrive on innovation. Come join our team and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem. If this role sounds interesting to you we would love to hear from you!  

Locations:

This role is eligible for full-time remote work in one of our entities/states and Canada: CA CO ID IL FL GA MA MI MN MO NJ NV NY OR PA TX UT and WA.

We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City Los Angeles and New York City.

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings including but not limited to project meetings regional meetups and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration communication and team building.

Compensation: 

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.

The following are our base salary ranges for this role: 

• SF Bay Area Los Angeles/Orange County NYC Seattle: $220000 - $240000
• All other California and Washington state locations Austin Boston Denver Portland: $202400 - $220800
• All other cities and towns in our approved states: $189200 - $206400

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What We Do

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand. Liftoff’s solutions including Accelerate Direct Monetize Intelligence and Vungle Exchange support over 6600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming social finance ecommerce and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City CA Liftoff has a diverse global presence. Come join the rocket ship! 🚀

Why Work With Us

Join Liftoff where innovation meets impact in a fast-changing global market. We’re a remote-first hybrid-optional company driven by our values—Growth Mindset Data-Driven Agency & Urgency and Togetherness. Our R&D and GTM teams solve complex technical challenges at scale while our G&A pros keep us moving fast and supported.

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