Security Engineer

Nooks

Security Engineer at Nooks securing AI-native platform and customer data with high ownership and autonomy. Collaborating closely with product and infra engineering teams to enhance security practices.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $200,000 - $315,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own security reviews and threat modeling for new and existing product surfaces.
Build and improve core security processes (secure SDLC, detection & response).
Harden our cloud and application infrastructure and drive remediation of high-priority risks.
Help define how we secure AI agents and govern their use — guardrails, data exposure, prompt-injection and abuse risks.
Support enterprise customer trust: security questionnaires, compliance (SOC 2), and customer-facing security needs.
Partner closely with product and infra engineering to embed security into how we ship.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 - 5+ years of hands-on information security experience.
Experience at a startup or early-stage company; comfort with ambiguity, autonomy, and high ownership.
Strong fundamentals in application and/or cloud security (AWS/GCP).
Pragmatic judgment — able to prioritize risk and do more with less.
Clear communication and a collaborative, low-ego style.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Top-of-market compensation
Offers Equity
Generous perks and comprehensive benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Security ReviewsThreat ModelingSecure SDLCRisk RemediationCloud Infrastructure Hardening

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborative StylePragmatic Judgment