Software Engineer, Sift
Security Infrastructure
$170-220k
Offers Equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Marina Del Rey, CA)
Unified observability for modern hardware
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Unified observability for modern hardware
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-220k
Offers Equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Marina Del Rey, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide the tools that engineering teams need to efficiently manage hardware data and build the machines of the future.
Role
Who you are
- 4–7+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, platform/DevSecOps, or cloud infrastructure roles (founding or early-stage security builder experience strongly preferred)
- Proven track record shipping production-grade security automation in cloud-native environments (AWS strongly preferred) — not just documenting or managing compliance programs
- Deep familiarity with implementing technical controls for SOC 2, FedRAMP, or similar frameworks in real production systems
- Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Go, Bash, or similar) and a bias toward building custom tooling over relying solely on off-the-shelf products
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent), containerized environments (Kubernetes), and CI/CD systems — and how to embed security directly into them
- Working knowledge across core security domains:
- Access control, identity management, and least-privilege enforcement
- Logging, monitoring, auditing, and security observability
- Encryption, key management, and secrets handling
- Vulnerability scanning, policy-as-code, and continuous compliance
- Incident response and change management
- Ability to quickly assess system state, identify meaningful gaps, and deliver pragmatic, high-impact solutions in a fast-moving environment
- Comfort operating as a founding security engineer: you thrive in ambiguity, own standards end-to-end, and focus on enabling velocity while raising the security bar
- Strong problem-solving skills with a builder mindset — you enjoy making complex security requirements disappear into clean, automated systems that engineering teams actually love to use
- U.S. Person Required: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure, you will not just maintain a security checklist; you will define the posture, architecture, and practices that keep our products and infrastructure secure in the most demanding environments
- You will be both hands-on and strategic, building controls, automating compliance, and owning SIFT’s security posture end-to-end, with technical security engineering as the primary focus
- You will set the standard for how we protect our systems and data, ensuring resilience against modern threats while partnering with external compliance specialists to meet the requirements of aerospace, defense, and enterprise sectors
- Build and maintain tooling, scripts, services, and automation that assess, enforce, and monitor security and compliance controls across our AWS cloud environments, Kubernetes clusters, and CI/CD pipelines
- Develop lightweight internal solutions (e.g., policy-as-code, custom scanners, CI/CD integrations) that make security and compliance automatic, auditable, and invisible to the rest of engineering
- Embed security guardrails directly into infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), container orchestration, and deployment workflows so that secure-by-default becomes the path of least resistance
- Partner closely with the infrastructure and platform engineering teams to harden cloud-native systems, implement access controls, encryption, logging/monitoring, and vulnerability management at scale
- Improve visibility into our overall security posture through automated reporting, dashboards, and real-time observability that highlight risks and control coverage
- Translate compliance requirements (SOC 2, FedRAMP, and related frameworks) into pragmatic, enforceable technical implementations rather than manual checklists
- Reduce toil by automating security workflows, compliance validation, and remediation so engineering can ship fast without compromising security
- Support incident response and post-incident improvements by building better observability and tooling that accelerates detection and recovery
- Conduct security reviews of new features, services, and infrastructure changes, providing clear guidance that helps teams design and implement secure solutions
Our take
Sift develops tools to accelerate and ensure the reliability of complex machines. Its platform processes hardware sensor data, providing automated analysis and detailed reports to identify and explain potential issues. This enables users in aviation, defense, energy and transportation to enhance system reliability and comply with regulatory requirements more efficiently.
The platform automates manual data review, which both enhances reliability and speeds up development. Customers like Astranis and Parallel Systems use Sift's observability stack to turn sensor data into actionable insights, which would have likely remained undiscovered when using other systems.
With several rounds of funding to its name, Sift is poised to expand its manufacturing automation suite to integrate sensor data with manufacturing information. This will enable it to assist with anomaly detection and performance analysis. It is also making advancements with AI integration for regulatory compliance, which sets it up as a key innovator in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2026
$42m
SERIES B
Jun 2024
$17.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $67m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Free lunch, snacks, & coffee
- Top-tier health insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Karthik Gollapudi
(CEO)Previously a Dragon Flight Software Lead at Spacex and a Full-Stack Engineer at Information Sciences Institute.
Austin Spiegel
(CTO)Previously a Software Engineering Manager at Riot Games. Prior to that, they worked at SpaceX in various Software Engineering roles.
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