Software Engineer - Information Security

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls for a cloud-native database platform
• Conduct security reviews, threat modeling, and provide secure coding guidance
• Perform proactive red teaming and testing to identify vulnerabilities
• Evaluate, procure, and implement security tools and technologies
• Work with compliance teams to ensure adherence to SOC 2 and PCI DSS
• Build security automation and tooling to scale practices across engineering
• Respond to security incidents and conduct post-incident reviews

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on security or application security
• Strong proficiency in Go
• Experience with Python, Java, or C++
• Experience securing cloud-native applications and infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of database security, encryption, and access controls
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance (SOC 2, PCI DSS)
• Understanding of threat modeling and secure coding practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with database internals or distributed systems security
• Experience with Kubernetes and container security
• Knowledge of security monitoring and incident response
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH

About the Company

PlanetScale is a high-growth company redefining how companies manage data at scale, offering PostgreSQL and Vitess clusters to some of the world's largest applications.