Senior Security Engineer
- Role
- Security
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Mid-size
Open to Anywhere in Europe. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Senior security engineer for a remote-first company building PostgreSQL and data infrastructure. Needs to work autonomously across time zones in a high-ownership engineering culture.
Core skills
Required skills
Optional skills
Build the data platform trusted by developers, from devices to distributed systems to AI.
We’re remote-first, engineering-led, and open-source at our core; focused on making powerful PostgreSQL database technology faster, simpler, and more accessible.
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Remote at Tiger Data means communicating with purpose, taking ownership, and delivering results. We work across time zones, collaborate asynchronously, foster open and thoughtful dialogue, and expect excellence to drive our work.
Here you will collaborate alongside highly technical peers, contribute to impactful projects, and help shape the future of Postgres and data infrastructure. If you thrive on autonomy and purpose, and find joy in solving tough technical challenges, we’d love to work with you.
Real builders wanted. Hard problems guaranteed.
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them, and care deeply about outcomes.
No matter your role or level, you’ll have the trust and autonomy to make an impact. We move fast, collaborate closely, and support each other every step of the way. If you thrive in a high-context, high-ownership environment and love delighting developers, join us!
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// Global team
Shared mission. Different perspectives.
At Tiger Data, we don’t just welcome diversity; we depend on it.Building for developers around the world takes more than technical skill; it takes perspective. Diversity strengthens our platform, sharpens our thinking, and leads to smarter decisions, every step of the way.
We’re committed to an inclusive environment where people feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. When everyone can contribute fully, we move faster, collaborate more effectively, and build technology with genuine impact.
Premium insurance
Stock options
EOY company shutdown
Educational benefits
Remote-first
August Fridays off
Global offsites and meetups
Flexible PTO
12-weeks fully-paid parental leave
Our benefits
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them
Our values
We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them
All open career opportunities
What you'll do
- Triage, validate, and remediate security vulnerabilities across products, infrastructure, and internal systems
- Develop, maintain, and contribute to internal and open-source security tooling
- Improve secure development practices: perform secure code reviews, threat modeling, and security design reviews
- Improve security automation across CI/CD, cloud, and internal platforms
- Support incident response, security investigations, and compliance initiatives
- Investigate emerging risks related to AI-assisted development and actively use AI tooling in workflows
What they require
- Remote at Tiger Data means communicating with purpose, taking ownership, and delivering results.
- We work across time zones, collaborate asynchronously, foster open and thoughtful dialogue, and expect excellence to drive our work.
- We hire company builders, people who lead with initiative, elevate the work around them, and care deeply about outcomes.
- If you thrive in a high-context, high-ownership environment and love delighting developers, join us!
- Professional experience in software engineering, security engineering, or both
- Comfortable reading and writing production-grade code
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals (cloud, application, infrastructure, platform)
- Builder mindset: enjoys solving problems via automation and engineering
- Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments; demonstrates ownership and clear communication
- Excited about AI-assisted workflows and modern developer tooling
Benefits
- Premium insurance
- Stock options
- End-of-year company shutdown
- Educational benefits
- Remote-first work
- August Fridays off
- Global offsites and meetups
- Flexible PTO
- 12 weeks fully-paid parental leave
- EOY company shutdown
- Remote-first
- 12-weeks fully-paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
- Fridays off in August
- Fully remote opportunities globally
- Stock options for long-term growth
- Monthly WiFi stipend
- Professional development and educational resources
- Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)
Tiger Data builds PostgreSQL database technology and data infrastructure for developers, from devices to distributed systems to AI. The company describes itself as remote-first, engineering-led, and open-source at its core.