Senior Security Engineer – Application & Cloud Security

MagicSchool AI

Senior Security Engineer specializing in application and cloud security for AI-powered education platform. Collaborating with engineering and compliance teams to ensure security practices are integrated.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion secure development practices including threat modeling and code reviews.
Maintain core security infrastructure and partner with IT and engineering leadership.
Own the end-to-end IAM security strategy across the cloud and internal tooling.
Design and execute threat modeling exercises and plan red team assessments.
Serve as the first responder for security incidents and evolve incident response playbooks.
Partner with IT and Compliance to support SOC 2 and FERPA programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years of experience in application or cloud security.
Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling.
Strong experience conducting or facilitating threat modeling.
Experience securing LLM-integrated or AI-powered products.
Proven track record of embedding directly into engineering teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance.
Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans.
Generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
401k match & monthly wellness stipend.

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Hard Skills & Tools

application securitycloud securitySASTDASTSCAthreat modelingincident responsered team assessmentsIAM security strategyLLM-integrated products

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingincident management