Staff Security Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Serve as the main security partner for the Walrus team, offering architectural guidance and integrating security practices throughout the development process, starting from the design phase.

• Lead security evaluations for new features in Walrus and contribute to security initiatives throughout the Mysten ecosystem.

• Identify systemic vulnerabilities and provide actionable remediation strategies for complex architectural challenges.

• Foster a culture of security-by-design within both Walrus and the broader Mysten organization.

• Utilize AI-driven tools and advanced automation to detect and resolve easily identifiable security issues.

• Offer strategic oversight on infrastructure and product security matters that impact Walrus and the wider organization.

• Work closely with engineering leadership to prioritize security roadmap initiatives and balance feature velocity with the security posture of the platform.

• Mentor both senior and junior engineers, establish technical direction for security standards, and implement best practices in engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Over 8 years of industry experience in security engineering.

• Proven experience operating at the Staff (E6) level or equivalent.

• Extensive generalist experience in security across infrastructure, application, and cryptographic security.

• Strong skills in building, deploying, and managing automated security tools.

• Demonstrated application of AI/ML or advanced static/dynamic analysis to enhance security outcomes at scale.

• In-depth expertise in collaborating with engineering teams during the design phase to identify and address high-risk design flaws.

• Excellent communication abilities and the capacity to influence technical direction and lead cross-functional security initiatives.

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

• A technical understanding of decentralized storage, distributed systems, or the Web3 stack is preferred, but not mandatory.

• Experience in leading security-focused transformations or implementing security-by-design frameworks is preferred.

• Ability to navigate between tactical hands-on security tasks and strategic planning and leadership is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Tokens + equity compensation.

• Comprehensive health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.

• Tax-saving benefits, including HSAs and FSAs.

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Wellbeing programs, including family planning support, gender-affirming care, hormone replacement therapy, and physical fitness/nutrition applications.

• Mental health support and counseling services.

• Employee Assistance Program providing financial/legal help and home life referrals.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Life insurance and accident insurance.

• Traveler insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Complimentary privacy protection service.

• Wellness stipend.

• Flexible paid time off.

• 11 paid holidays each year.

• Team offsites and an annual all-company retreat.

• Eligibility to participate in annual equity and token refresh grant programs.