Staff Software Engineer - Security

About Statsig

Statsig is on a mission to revolutionize how software is built, tested, and scaled.

Thousands of companies—including OpenAI, Microsoft, Atlassian, Notion, Bloomberg, Brex, Vercel, and Rippling —rely on Statsig to understand their product and find new ways to grow. We're not just building a better analytics or experimentation tool - we're changing the way products are built, so that every company can have a distributed, data-based product culture.

What You’ll Do

Statsig is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our team! As a Senior Security Engineer you will play a crucial role in building secure systems, implementing effective security measures, and driving strategic projects of the team. You will be a lead developer that leverages your strong engineering skills and deep security knowledge to expand and improve Statsig’s security posture.

• Implement, maintain, and improve software architecture to decrease Statsig’s risk of security incidents.

• Identify, define, and deliver on key projects that enhance security operations by writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.

• Develop and support software including applications, database integrations, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements.

• Support test and deployment of new products and features.

• Contribute to collaborative code reviews; maintaining high standards of quality and best practices.

• Provide mentorship and drive strategic initiatives.

• Take a generalist approach to building security controls, balancing a mix of security expertise and broad technical skillsets to adapt to evolving challenges.

• This role involves hands-on engineering and strong cross-functional collaboration to ensure projects align with business objectives and compliance standards (SOC2, ISO27001, FEDRAMP, etc.)

Who You Are

You’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is eager to work on impactful projects that scale. You enjoy collaborative team work and excel at working with large-scale applications and frameworks.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred.

• 8+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Security-adjacent field.

• Deep knowledge of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.

• Understanding of common security practices, with the ability to identify and address security gaps or inefficiencies to protect company assets.

• Experience working within cloud environments such as GCP or AWS.

• Strong knowledge of at least one programming/scripting language (Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, JavaScript) and comfortable reading and critically reviewing code in languages you may not have deep proficiency in.

• A proactive mindset with the ability to organize, prioritize, and work autonomously.

• Proven leadership skills with a passion for team work and collaboration.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to a variety of stakeholders.

• Statsig is a 5-days-a-week on-site company in Bellevue, WA. You must be able to be onsite.

Compensation

The base range for this position is $190,000 - $230,000 annually + equity. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as level, position-related knowledge, skills, and experience.