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$120,000–$180,000/yr
Unlimited PTO

  • Own detection problems end-to-end, from emerging threats to production coverage, using AI to automate repetitive investigative work.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering on signals, detection logic, and validation, and work with customers and GTM on real-world TTPs.
  • Bring deep practitioner judgment from detection engineering, SOC/IR, or threat intelligence, and turn messy failures into durable fixes.

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  • Define and drive LinkedIn's detection strategy across endpoint, identity, cloud, and SaaS environments.
  • Architect and operate high-signal detection capabilities using detections-as-code, telemetry modeling, and data-driven effectiveness measures.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive strategic investments to improve detection fidelity, scalability, and operational efficiency.

We are the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. We're committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth, cultivating a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun.

US

  • Design, build, and operate high-signal detections across endpoint, identity, cloud, and SaaS environments.
  • Implement and tune detection content across SIEM/XDR/EDR and cloud telemetry using detections-as-code with CI/CD and version control.
  • Proactively hunt for threats, operationalize threat intelligence, and contribute to incident response and automation efforts.

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. They aspire to create a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun where everyone can succeed.

$245,000–$307,000/yr
US

  • Lead the Sysdig Threat Research Team, owning adversary research and detection engineering end-to-end.
  • Drive AI security research into threats on models, agents, and infrastructure, plus AI-driven research methods.
  • Publish original research, ship detection content to customers and the Falco community, and partner with marketing and product teams.

Sysdig is a cloud security company that created Falco, the open standard for cloud threat detection, trusted by over 60% of the Fortune 500. With a culture recognized as a Best Place to Work and one of Deloitte's fastest-growing companies for 5 years, they emphasize diversity and open dialogue.

$159,800–$235,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 16w maternity 16w paternity

  • Conduct hands-on detection engineering for custom alerting, integrating threat intelligence and building agentic tooling.
  • Work with structured and unstructured telemetry to produce meaningful security signals across cloud, endpoints, and marketplace.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor engineers to improve detection capabilities and maintain standards.

DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that enables door-to-door delivery, empowering local economies. We grow rapidly and constantly change, with a diverse and inclusive team committed to supporting employees' happiness and well-being.

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  • Build security systems that make decisions from incomplete and noisy data.
  • Work across detection systems, distributed infrastructure, product surfaces, and AI inference.
  • Own hard problems, set technical direction, and make engineers around you better.

Aegis is a security startup founded by ex-Google engineers who built Safe Browsing and reCAPTCHA, now tackling adversarial AI attacks. They are a small, technical, and ambitious Series A company with a rapidly growing market.

US

  • Build and scale a world-class insider threat program, including detection logic and automation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HR, Legal, and Engineering to investigate and mitigate insider risks.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and proactively hunt for threats across corporate and production environments.

Maleda Tech is a technology consulting firm specializing in security and threat detection. They operate as a fast-paced team supporting major organizations, with a focus on building and scaling insider threat programs.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Own the research-to-production pipeline, turning research artifacts into production-ready detection rules, feeds, or platform APIs.
  • Build and maintain threat intelligence platform components across multiple services, including distribution servers, sandbox orchestration, and rules engines.
  • Drive STIX 2.1 adoption as a unified output schema and TAXII 2.1 as a distribution standard, defining schemas that hold up downstream.

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, continuously rating over 12 million companies across 64 countries. Headquartered in New York City, the company has been recognized as a Best Workplace by Inc Magazine and a Best Place to Work in NYC, with a culture that values innovation and employee engagement.