# Security Engineer > Raydar · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-19 **Salary:** USD 220,000–320,000 **Workplace:** on_site ## Description About the company Our client is a cloud infrastructure software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write production code while establishing a security practice from the ground up. The work covers protecting internal systems, building security capabilities for external users, and advising technical counterparts on their security expectations. What you'll do \- Set up a new security engineering practice and define its priorities over time. \- Encourage sound security habits across a compact, flat engineering team. \- Design and release security capabilities that external users can rely on. \- Write production Go code that strengthens infrastructure running across several cloud providers and container orchestration environments. \- Take full ownership of cloud and container protection, covering access controls, network defenses, credential handling, isolation between workloads and audit logging. \- Partner with technical security staff at client organizations to understand their needs, earn confidence and make sure the platform satisfies their standards. ## Requirements What we're looking for \- Currently ships production application code as a software engineer, rather than working mainly in infrastructure operations. \- Practical experience securing cloud and container environments, including identity and access controls, orchestration platforms, logging and credential management. \- Application security background, including user authentication and authorization, vulnerability research and secure coding practices. \- Proficiency in Go. \- Experience working with more than one major cloud provider. \- History of building or contributing to core infrastructure at a cloud platform business, or at a company known for a very high engineering bar. Bonus points \- Prior experience as an early security hire or as an engineer building security features for external users. \- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a comparable technical field. ## Benefits Compensation and benefits \- Base salary: USD 220,000 to 320,000 per year \- Equity \- Flexible time off \- Relocation support Location and work model \- New York, NY, United States \- On-site, 5 days per week in the office \- Full-time ## Apply [Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/0BA47D9079/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)