Senior Security Engineer
YouComSan Francisco (Remote)Posted 24 February 2026
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p><span class="AnswerParser_TextContainer__z_Iiv" data-testid="youchat-text"><strong>you.com is an AI-powered search and productivity platform designed to empower users with personalized, efficient, and trustworthy search experiences.</strong> As a cutting-edge technology company, we combine advanced AI models with user-first principles to deliver tools that enhance discovery, creativity, and productivity. At you.com, we are on a mission to create the most helpful search engine in the world—one that prioritizes transparency, privacy, and user control. </span></p>
<p><span class="AnswerParser_TextContainer__z_Iiv" data-testid="youchat-text">We’re building a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and visionaries who are passionate about shaping the future of AI and technology. </span><span class="AnswerParser_TextContainer__z_Iiv" data-testid="youchat-text"><strong>At you.com, you’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects, collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, and grow your career in an environment that values creativity, diversity, and curiosity.</strong> If you’re ready to make a difference and help us revolutionize the way people search and work, we’d love to have you join us!</span></p>
<p> </p></div><h4 class="AnswerParser_AnswerParserH3__Mpe4s"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Role</span></h4>
<p>The Security Engineering team at You.com is dedicated to enabling engineering teams to securely design, build, test, and maintain the software and infrastructure that powers the company’s platforms. The team establishes a "paved road" approach, ensuring engineers can deliver secure technologies with minimal friction while maintaining a strong focus on protecting the business, earning customer trust, and fostering a culture of security, transparency, and shared responsibility. Reporting to the Head of Security, this role will champion security across You.com, driving continuous improvement and empowering teams to build trusted, resilient services.</p>
<h4 class="AnswerParser_AnswerParserH3__Mpe4s"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Responsibilities</span></h4>
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<li>Act as a security subject matter expert to support engineers through design reviews, threat modeling, code reviews, patch creation, and security testing.</li>
<li>Collaborate with product and engineering teams to architect resilient, security-first services.</li>
<li>Engineer and implement secure, scalable, and resilient systems.</li>
<li>Develop and customize high-signal security tooling through automation and plugins.</li>
<li>Manage day-to-day security tasks, including abuse remediation, threat research, and incident handling.</li>
<li>Participate in on-call rotations and incident response efforts to ensure platform and customer security.</li>
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<h4 class="AnswerParser_AnswerParserH3__Mpe4s"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Qualifications</span></h4>
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<li><strong>Experience: 9+ years in security roles across disciplines such as application security, DevOps, security operations, software engineering, red teaming, incident response, security research, and AI security.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Technical Skills:</strong> Proficiency in programming languages like JavaScript, Python, and Terraform. Expertise in AWS cloud services, GitHub, Google Workspace, and Kubernetes.</li>
<li><strong>Security Expertise:</strong> Hands-on experience in threat modeling, penetration testing, creating security requirements, conducting source code reviews, leading security design reviews, incident response, and securing cloud environments.</li>
<li><strong>Collaboration Ownership:</strong> Self-motivated, collaborative, and skilled at prioritizing work. A strong advocate of ownership, capable of managing problems end-to-end individually or within a team.</li>
<li><strong>Security Program Management:</strong> Proven expe ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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