Security Engineer

The role

You will build, maintain, and improve the security posture of an ML infrastructure platform. You will work cross-functionally to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What you will do

• Design and implement secure systems and infrastructure including cloud and container orchestration platforms.
• Lead vulnerability assessments, pen tests, and remediation efforts.
• Develop and maintain incident response processes.
• Oversee IAM strategies and tools.
• Ensure compliance with standards like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 and assist with audits.
• Develop and deliver security training programs and documentation.
• Partner with DevOps teams to embed security into the CI/CD pipeline.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a Security Engineer or similar security-focused role
• Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS/GCP), container security, and infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Hands-on experience with security tooling (SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners) and scripting languages
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR
• Incident response expertise, including forensic analysis and root cause investigation
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• experience in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents (U.S. only)
• Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• Company-facilitated 401(k) (U.S. only)
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for AI companies by uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling. The company recently raised a $1.5B Series F.