Sr. Security Software Engineer, Corporate Security
Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Department: Security
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This role is part of Pinterest’s Corporate Security team and will collaborate closely with engineers to tackle complex enterprise security challenges. You will have the opportunity to design and implement innovative solutions that protect Pinterest’s systems and data. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring the safety and resilience of the company’s enterprise environment.
What you’ll do:
- Automation & Tooling - Develop scripts, tools, and automated pipelines to streamline vulnerability scanning, incident triage processes. Integrate security tools within CI/CD pipelines.
- Security Architecture & Code Review - Consult and engineer secure-by-design systems. Conduct design and code reviews to identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security flaws early in the development lifecycle.
- Champion Security Automation Culture: Advocate for and educate team members on secure coding, automation practices, and emerging security technologies.
- Implement Secure Engineering Practices - Design, develop, and maintain software systems with security best practices integrated throughout the development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with XFN Teams - Partner with security engineers and IT to improve detection and remediation of threats across infrastructure and applications.
- Use AI to accelerate analysis and iteration, while applying judgment and verification to ensure correctness and quality.
- Leverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering and review processes.
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, a related field or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in corporate security or security related software engineering role.
- Linux/UNIX, macOS or Windows internals with an emphasis on proactive hardening.
- Experience working in conjunction with IT architectural and infrastructure groups to coordinate and implement roadmaps for future scalability, growth, and capacity.
- Fleet management experience (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Terraform or similar).
- Cloud computing experience (infrastructure or security experience both valuable).
- Systems security experience (e.g. hardening a corporate identity environment).
- Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs.
- Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review).
- High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.
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