Security engineer

A security engineer builds the defenses that protect software and systems from attack. They design and implement security measures, review code and architecture for vulnerabilities, build security tooling and automation, respond to threats, and work to make security an integral part of how software is built rather than an afterthought.

The role combines software engineering with deep security knowledge, focused on building protection rather than just monitoring for threats. Security engineers work across the industry as security grows in importance.

The job suits people who think adversarially, enjoy understanding how systems can be exploited in order to defend them, and want to engineer security into products from the ground up.