Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering

Inception Labs
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Python","Go","Rust","C++","Kubernetes","Docker","AWS","Azure","CI/CD","Security architecture","Threat modeling","Incident response"]

Senior, hands-on staff security engineer to build the security foundation for an enterprise AI platform. Own product/API security, enterprise security architecture, compliance readiness (SOC 2, ISO 27001), incident response, and secure engineering workflows while partnering with fast-moving engineering teams to scale Inception’s security posture.

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Inception Labs
Inception Labs
3 months ago

Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering

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Job Summary

Senior, hands-on staff security engineer to build the security foundation for an enterprise AI platform. Own product/API security, enterprise security architecture, compliance readiness (SOC 2, ISO 27001), incident response, and secure engineering workflows while partnering with fast-moving engineering teams to scale Inception’s security posture.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Enterprise security architecture & threat modeling for customer-facing API and enterprise deployments.
  • •Lead proactive threat protection for a public API product handling enterprise usage.
  • •Drive security compliance and certifications (SOC 2 Type 2 readiness and ISO 27001) and data privacy practices.
  • •Operate across VPC design, network isolation, GDPR, incident response, monitoring, and visibility for production systems.
  • •Build and maintain secure infrastructure, automation, and internal tools to raise the security baseline while improving developer velocity.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionEquityCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of security engineering experience or equivalent staff-level depth, and have operated as a TL/TLM or staff+ engineer who still ships.
  • •Hands-on experience building security for enterprise-facing products, APIs, infrastructure, or compliance-heavy environments.
  • •Hands-on experience with product/API security for customer-facing APIs.
  • •Driven or owned SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or comparable compliance programs.
  • •Proficiency in Python; comfort with at least one systems language such as Go, Rust, or C++ is a plus.
Experience:6+ yearsEnterprise securityAPIsCloud
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:PythonGoRustC++KubernetesDockerAWSAzureCI/CDSecurity architectureThreat modelingIncident response
Certifications:SOC 2ISO 27001
Tech Stack:PythonGoRustC++KubernetesDockerAWSAzureCI/CDSecurity tooling

Company Brief

Inception Labs
Develops artificial intelligence solutions and research-driven products, focusing on machine learning models, AI tools, and enterprise AI integrations to help organizations automate workflows, extract insights from data, and build intelligent applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
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