Gemini
Staff Platform Security Engineer
New York, New York; Miami, Florida; Remote (USA) · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$168k-$240kDetected 12 days ago
PythonGoDistributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDSite Reliability EngineeringCybersecurityIncident ResponseSupply ChainZero TrustCollaboration
About the role
- This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll write production code daily, not just infrastructure-as-code.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain security services, tools, and automation using Python or Go
- Design and implement security controls for AWS and Kubernetes environments using infrastructure-as-code
- Create reusable libraries, frameworks, and platforms that enable secure-by-default patterns
- Develop automated security monitoring, scanning, and remediation services
- Build CI/CD security gates and policy-as-code validation tools
- Partner with engineering teams on architecture decisions and provide security consultation
- Strong software development skills in Python or Go with experience building production services
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in the field
- Proven expertise with Kubernetes security including admission controls, RBAC, network policies, and runtime protection
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and SRE principles
- This role requires deep technical expertise in cloud security, strong Terraform proficiency, and strong software development skills to build production services.
Nice to have
- Experience with GCP security services and multi-cloud environments including Azure
- Knowledge of policy-as-code tools such as Open Policy Agent, Sentinel, or similar
- Experience with container security scanning, image signing, and supply chain security
- Background in incident response for cloud and container environments
- Experience with service mesh technologies and zero-trust networking
- Contributions to open source security tools or cloud security communities
- Competitive starting pay
- 401K with company matching
Skills
- Platform Security
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is between $168,000 - $240,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington.
- When determining a candidate's compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.
Benefits
- As a publicly traded company, Gemini is poised to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact.
- This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package.
Company info
- Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.
- Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future.
- We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all - bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure.
- The Department: Platform Security
- The Platform Security team secures Gemini's infrastructure through service hardening and by developing and supporting a suite of foundational tools.
- We provide secure-by-default infrastructure, consumable security services, and expert consultation to engineering teams for secure cloud and non-cloud infrastructure.
- In the United States, we offer a hybrid work approach at our hub offices, balancing the benefits of in-person collaboration with the flexibility of remote work.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
- If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status
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