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Software Engineer, Security - Insider Risk - Global Security Organization
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of industry experience as an engineer (preferred).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or industry-equivalent work experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (preferred).
About the job
Develops automation and detection systems to identify, investigate, contain, and remediate insider-risk incidents, working across teams to improve security and protect user and business data.
What you'll do
- Build automation and detection logic for insider-risk investigations and prevention.
- Review critical services and coordinate technical remediations and security improvements with partner teams.
- Contribute code, root-cause analyses, code reviews, and architecture design; support compliant data flows and cross-functional adoption.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in at least one of Python, Golang, or TypeScript.
- Demonstrated experience with SQL.
- Familiarity with application security principles.
- Strong technical documentation and reporting skills; ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or industry-equivalent work experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; 3+ years of industry experience as an engineer.
- Experience with security production-readiness reviews and SDLC security; knowledge of threat actors and deceptive behavior; working knowledge of OCI, GCP, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
Tools
Python, Golang, TypeScript, SQL, OCI, GCP, AWS, SDLC
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