Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering, AI Compute

Biohub

Staff Software Engineer focusing on security within Biohub's AI Compute initiative. Designing secure architecture and automating security processes for biomedical research.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $214,000 - $268,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudFirewallsGoOpen SourcePythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing Secure Architecture: Architecting and implementing company wide security standards, network and system security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools.
Testing and Vulnerability Management: Conducting routine penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify and patch security gaps before attackers can exploit them.
Automating Security Processes: Scripting and deploying automated security tools, integrating scanning into CI/CD pipelines, and streamlining threat detection.
Leverage and contribute to open source tools and technologies.
Build observability systems to monitor performance, detect issues, debug and mitigate incidents; and participate in incident response and root cause analysis.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security.
Proficiency in Python and at least one systems-level language (e.g., Go, Rust, or C++).
Expert knowledge across multiple domains, such as application security, cloud infrastructure, identity and access management (IAM).
Demonstrated ability to scale security beyond manual tasks
Technical leadership and Ability to work cross functionally across the organization.
Nice to have - Experience with GPU clusters, AI/ML deployments and operations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
Funding for select family-forming benefits.
Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoRustC++penetration testingvulnerability assessmentsautomated security toolsCI/CD pipelinesthreat detectionapplication security

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcross-functional collaborationproblem-solving