Principal Security Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Provide innovative software solutions to address security challenges and mitigate Block's primary risks.

• Establish a multi-year technical roadmap for software security at Block.

• Direct architectural choices while ensuring alignment with engineering best practices.

• Oversee shared, impactful security solutions and infrastructure across Square, Cash App, TBD, and additional business units.

• Propel security engineering excellence for tokenization platforms, emphasizing integrity, performance, and scalability.

• Lead the security strategy and engineering excellence for mobile software and platforms.

• Advocate for security reliability engineering practices to enhance resilience and availability.

• Manage technical planning and execution for high-priority security projects.

• Serve as a technical decision-maker and maintain high technical standards.

• Collaborate with engineering leaders on Secure SDLC integration, security architecture assessments, and threat modeling.

• Mentor InfoSec engineers in technical execution, system design, and technology selection.

• Foster knowledge sharing and maintain thorough documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven track record of outstanding technical leadership and decision-making at a Principal or equivalent level (L8+ technical capabilities preferred).

• Over 10 years of experience in developing and delivering production software and critical services.

• At least 5 years dedicated to establishing and scaling security practices within a large, modern tech environment.

• Expertise in system design and architecture.

• Proven experience in resolving complex, domain-heavy challenges.

• In-depth technical knowledge of security vulnerabilities, risks, countermeasures, and compensating controls.

• Experience in high-volume, real-time transaction processing scenarios.

• Outstanding collaboration and communication abilities.

• Capability to influence executive leadership and guide engineering teams in prioritizing security roadmap items.

• Proficient in writing production-quality code/scripts for security automation and tools.

• Experience leading significant technical initiatives across various teams, organizations, and product lines (preferred).

• Background in financial technology, payments, or cryptocurrency/bitcoin (preferred).

• History of enhancing engineering standards and practices for security (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work options available.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Retirement savings plans.

• Modern family planning support.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the recruitment process.