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Principal Security Engineer, Software Security Engineering at Block

Department: 10404 Engineering - Information SecurityEducation: education_optional

Compensation

$319,000 – $478,600/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
American Canyon, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Block is hiring a Principal Security Engineer focused on Software Security Engineering to lead software security strategy, architecture, and high-leverage security solutions across its engineering and information security teams. The role reports to the CISO, influences architecture for core products and infrastructure, leads security initiatives and reliability engineering, partners with engineering leaders on secure software development lifecycle practices, and mentors engineers. Candidates need 10+ years of production software experience, including at least 5 years establishing and scaling security practices in a large modern technology environment, along with strong system design, security risk and vulnerability expertise, executive communication, and production-quality security automation code. The role offers $319,000–$478,600 USD across U.S. zones and includes remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and family planning benefits.

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