Patreon
Security Engineer
$170K–$256K
Remote +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- Remote
San Francisco
New York - Experience
- 2 or more years reducing security risks; 3 or more years in at least one security or security-adjacent domain.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent.
About the job
Protects Patreon creators and fans by reducing security risks across applications, infrastructure, and corporate systems, while writing code and responding to security investigations and incidents.
What you'll do
- Contribute to proactive security projects and respond to vulnerabilities, investigations, and security questions.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and help respond to security incidents.
- Write code to support security work and improve the platform’s security, partnering with engineering, legal, and IT.
What they ask for
- At least 2 years of experience reducing security risks in application, infrastructure, or corporate security, including threat modeling and explaining risks and mitigations.
- At least 3 years of deeper experience in one security or security-adjacent domain.
- Ability to develop software in Python, Rust, Golang, or a similar language, and experience in a modern software development environment.
- Experience using AI tools (LLMs, ML models, etc.) to identify and address security issues.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale Internet platforms that allow user uploads or contributions to large-scale production codebases.
- Experience responding to security incidents, investigating impact, and building mitigations.
Pay
$170K – $255.5K (base salary)
Tools
Python, Rust, Golang, git, CI/CD, LLM coding tools, LLMs, ML models
AI focus
Use AI tools, including LLMs and ML models, to identify and address security issues such as software vulnerabilities and detection and response.
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