Staff Security Engineer

🕒 March 18

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $208k - $238.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Paxos

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2012

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

💰 Corporate Round - Paxos on 2022-01

Crypto • Fintech

Paxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure and trust company that builds enterprise-grade digital asset solutions, including issued stablecoins, custody, and crypto brokerage services. The company provides stablecoin issuance and redemption (e. g. , USDP, PYUSD, USDG, PAXG), payments and payout rails, and custody/trading infrastructure for institutions, emphasizing regulatory oversight, transparency, and compliance across jurisdictions. Paxos partners with major enterprises to enable payments and tokenization while operating under trust charters and payments licenses.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and implementation of secure infrastructure application architecture and standards. • Embed security into the development lifecycle by building tooling and CI/CD guardrails. • Conduct deep-dive threat modeling sessions for new products and identify issues. • Serve as an Incident Commander during high-severity security events. • Oversee the lifecycle of cryptographic material and key management services. • Mentor Senior and Mid-level security engineers and champion a "security-first" culture.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience securing distributed systems in high-growth technology companies • Proven track record of leading complex security initiatives from conception to delivery • Strong experience with microservices architecture (Kubernetes, Istio, etc.) and cloud-native security controls • Experience mentoring engineers and driving security excellence across teams • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organization • Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you work • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • 15% Annual Salary