Figure AI
Security Engineer, Detection and Response
$150K–$300K
San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years in security monitoring or a related security role.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field.
About the job
Designs and operates security detection and response systems, investigates potential incidents, and leads threat hunting and incident response efforts.
What you'll do
- Design and implement central logging and alerting across endpoints, networks, labs, and cloud environments.
- Develop tools and automation for threat hunting and incident response; investigate alerts and drive active incident response.
- Analyze adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures and build relevant threat intelligence.
What they ask for
- Experience in several listed detection and response areas, such as digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, intrusion detection, or threat intelligence.
- Knowledge of threat hunting and developing automated detection and incident response logic; practical experience in a BeyondCorp model.
- Strong software engineering skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python, or similar; knowledge of operating system internals and cloud detection.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field; excellent communication and attention to detail.
Pay
USD $150,000 - $300,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python, Linux, Windows, macOS, Azure
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