Remote Staff Security Engineer

Description:

• Linear is seeking a Staff Security Engineer with a strong InfraSec background to lead and own security initiatives across the company.
• The role involves owning application and infrastructure security (GCP, k8s) and driving improvements to the overall security posture and practices.
• The candidate will define and drive the product security vision, strategies, and best practices across product and infrastructure teams.
• Responsibilities include building best-in-class security controls for Linear’s product, managing pentesting and other security and compliance-related partners, and communicating the security posture to customers.
• The engineer will assess and improve the security posture of supporting infrastructure and third-party integrations, coordinate security incident response efforts, conduct root cause analyses, and coordinate remediation across teams.
• Collaboration with operations on SOC2 compliance and vendor security audits is also part of the role.
• Linear is a fully remote company, supporting hiring within the US and most EU time zones.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in application and infrastructure security.
• Startup experience is required.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interact with customers are essential.
• A deep understanding of threat modeling, risk management, and vulnerability assessment methodologies is necessary.
• Strong experience with AWS or GCP (preferred) is required.
• Candidates should have experience with secure API development, infrastructure security, and addressing emerging security challenges.
• A background in Javascript/Typescript and Node.js, along with familiarity with secure coding practices, is needed.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and experience integrating automated security testing into CI/CD pipelines is required.

Benefits:

• Linear offers interesting and challenging work with a focus on work-life balance.
• The position includes a competitive salary and equity, with employee-friendly equity terms such as early exercise and extended exercise.
• Employees receive paid lunch and coffee during workdays and have the option to work remotely, eliminating commuting to the office.
• Paid co-working space/desk at an office is provided.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance is available for employees in the US.
• Regular team events and off-sites are organized.
• Employees enjoy 5 weeks of paid vacation and 4 months of paid parental leave.