Director of Engineering, Security Governance

100M daily operations) Deep expertise in designing and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems with complex data models Proven experience with polyglot persistence strategies, including relational databases (PostgreSQL, Cloud Spanner), time-series databases, graph databases, and distributed key-value stores Strong background in stream processing frameworks (Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, or similar) and event-driven architectures Hands-on experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud-native observability stacks Security domain knowledge with understanding of vulnerability assessment, static analysis, dependency scanning, or application security testing Leadership & Communication Proven track record of leading and growing high-performing engineering teams (40+ engineers) Experience transforming engineering culture and establishing technical excellence standards in fast-growing organizations Strong technical communication skills with ability to present complex architectural decisions to executive stakeholders Collaborative leadership style with experience working across multiple engineering teams and product stakeholders Problem-Solving & Innovation Systems thinking approach to complex technical problems with demonstrated ability to make appropriate trade-offs between performance, scalability, and maintainability Experience with A/B testing frameworks and data-driven decision making in technical contexts Track record of successfully delivering large-scale technical migrations or architectural transformations Startup or high-growth company experience with ability to balance technical debt with rapid feature delivery About the team Security Risk Management sits at the heart of modern DevSecOps. The systems you build will directly impact how Fortune 500 companies protect their applications and how millions of developers integrate security into their daily workflow. You'll have the opportunity to define the future of application security tooling while working with some of the most challenging distributed systems problems in the industry. The Technical Challenge You'll be solving some of the most interesting distributed systems problems in the security space: Scale: Processing vulnerability data for organizations with 100,000+ repositories and millions of developers Performance: Sub-second query response times for complex security analytics across massive datasets Reliability: 99.95%+ uptime SLAs for security-critical workflows that can't afford downtime Complexity: Correlating findings across 20+ different security tools while maintaining data lineage and audit trails User Experience: Making complex security data accessible to both security experts and developers with varying security expertise The base salary range for this role's listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. 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