Shape Float’s security platform remotely through Python, Django, identity security, and infrastructure security strategy. Make secure engineering the easiest path for product teams.
As Float’s first Staff Security Engineer, you will own technical direction across application, infrastructure, and identity security. You will build security primitives, guide architecture, and drive adoption across product teams. The work spans platform foundations, AI systems, and software supply chain security.
Key Responsibilities: Set technical strategy, standards, decisions, and business-focused risk communication
Build authorization and tenancy controls in Python and Django
Shape passwords, passkeys, SSO/SAML, and machine authentication
Threat model products and redesign architectures alongside engineering
Lead multi-quarter security changes across engineering teams
Requirements: Eight or more years as a software or security engineer
Depth in application, identity, or cloud infrastructure security
Production coding experience with Python, Django, or similar
Experience leading cross-team technical change through influence
Explicit communication about architecture and risk
Bring staff-level engineering depth to Float’s security strategy, platform controls, identity systems, and cross-team adoption efforts.