Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

20 hours, 24 minutes ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Software Development
Pinterest

Pinterest

Pinterest is the world's first visual discovery engine, offering a vast dataset of ideas with over 200 billion recipes, home hacks, and style inspiration. With a mission to inspire everyone to create a life they love, Pinterest empowers its employees t...

Internet Software & Services
5K-10K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Build alerts and automation workflows for detecting and responding to internal and external threats.
  • Manage logging pipelines and infrastructure, and onboard new logging sources to expand detection coverage.
  • Develop and maintain internal tools that automate detection and response capabilities.
  • Respond to security alerts and lead incidents as part of an on-call rotation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners on security initiatives.
  • Conduct threat hunting to identify previously undetected threats.
  • Use AI to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering workflows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response in modern cloud-first environments.
  • Knowledge of attacker lifecycles and common attack and detection techniques.
  • Hands-on experience writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting.
  • Experience applying threat intelligence to improve detection capabilities.
  • Familiarity with telemetry sources such as EDR, Osquery, and firewall logs.
  • Understanding of networking technologies, network security, and basic TCP/IP fundamentals.
  • Expertise in macOS internals, or alternatively Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence, and privilege escalation techniques.
  • Scripting or automation experience with Python, Go, Ruby, or similar languages.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI effectively, critically verify AI-assisted work, and maintain accountability for security decisions and deliverables.

Benefits

  • US base salary range of $123,696–$254,667, plus equity eligibility.
  • Remote work model, with in-office collaboration required only 1–2 times every six months.
  • Role can be based anywhere in the country.
  • Pinterest provides an inclusive, equitable workplace and equal employment opportunity.

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