Job Description
As CoinTracker’s first Security Engineer, you’ll be hands-on in building the infrastructure, processes, and culture needed to protect our systems, data, and users.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the security roadmap, balancing near-term wins with long-term investments across infrastructure, cloud, application security, and security operations
- Conduct security gap assessments and implement baseline controls, policies, and best practices
- Lead key security initiatives including third-party audits (e.g. SOC 2, penetration testing), security certifications (ISO 27001), incident response readiness, and vulnerability management
- Partner closely with engineering teams to embed security into SDLC — from threat modeling to code scanning to secrets management
- Foster a strong security culture across the company by driving awareness, education, and best practices
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in security engineering or related technical roles, ideally in fast-paced startup or growth-stage environments
- Deep understanding of core security domains including application security, infrastructure and cloud security, identity and access management, security operations and incident response
- Hands-on experience implementing security measures and working directly with engineering and infrastructure teams
- Experience with security frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR
- Experience leading or supporting third-party audits, penetration testing, and internal risk assessments
- Resourceful, pragmatic, and comfortable working in ambiguity — able to move fast while building for the long term
- U.S. citizen and U.S. resident
- (Bonus) Familiarity with the unique risks and threat models in crypto or financial services
- (Bonus) Security certifications such as CISSP and GIAC
Benefits
The starting salary for this position is between $175,000 - $240,000 USD. Candidate's location does not impact the posted salary range. The actual compensation offered will be based on a variety of job-related factors including relevant skills, education, and experience. This position also includes equity in CoinTracker and benefits like medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, and PTO.
