Senior Security Data Engineer
About this role
Accountabilities:
• Analyze large-scale Internet telemetry and derived datasets to identify meaningful patterns and signals that improve machine learning models for security classification.
• Design, build, and maintain high-quality training and evaluation datasets using raw telemetry, curated labels, and expert-reviewed security data.
• Develop feature engineering, labeling strategies, and data pipelines that support classification of entities such as benign, suspicious, or malicious infrastructure.
• Collaborate with security researchers and detection teams to translate domain expertise into structured, model-ready data and workflows.
• Partner with ML and software engineers to ensure scalable, production-ready integration of features, labels, and datasets.
• Contribute to evaluation frameworks that improve model performance metrics such as precision, recall, and coverage over time.
• Build internal tooling and automation to support large-scale data processing, labeling, and feature discovery efforts.
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or data-focused roles with a strong emphasis on security, analytics, or large-scale data systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages, along with solid experience using SQL for large dataset analysis.
• Proven ability to transform ambiguous, large-scale data into structured, actionable insights for security or analytical use cases.
• Strong understanding of Internet-scale systems and security-relevant data such as exposed hosts, services, and infrastructure behavior.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working alongside engineers, researchers, and security professionals.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail in data interpretation and modeling support.
• Familiarity with concepts such as classification, clustering, anomaly detection, or feature engineering is a strong plus.
• Experience with Internet protocols (HTTP, DNS, TLS, SSH, PKI) or security/telemetry systems is highly desirable.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary ranging from $153,000 to $212,000 depending on location and experience
• Bonus eligibility and equity participation
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting on day one
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Remote-first work environment across the continental United States
• Exposure to large-scale Internet intelligence systems and cutting-edge AI/ML security applications
• Opportunity to work with global organizations and high-impact security datasets
• Inclusive and innovation-driven engineering culture.
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