Staff Security Engineer, Amplitude
Product analytics company
Open for applications
Product analytics company
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the epicenter of digital business.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience in security engineering, with a focus on cloud infrastructure (AWS)
- A history of using cloud-native tools like Kubernetes to “shift left” in order to build security into the foundations of the develop/build/release process
- Proficient in AWS security best practices, including IAM, CloudTrail, VPC, and security groups
- Experience with SIEM and cloud monitoring tools
- Familiarity with detection techniques (e.g., SAST, DAST) and incident response
- Experience automating security tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)
- Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and cloud security automation
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with engineering teams and collaborate in a sometimes high-pressure environment
- Willingness to go above and beyond, including submitting fixes and supporting teams directly when needed
What the job involves
- As a Staff Security Engineer, you will focus on building and refining our cloud infrastructure security and detection & response capabilities
- You’ll help secure our AWS environment, ensure proper monitoring, and implement response strategies for emerging threats
- Success in this role requires not only technical excellence but also the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, especially in an environment where feature delivery pressures compete for bandwidth with security-focused work
- You'll need to build strong relationships, communicate effectively, and be willing to step in and help where needed—whether that means writing a PR or helping troubleshoot issues
- Secure our AWS environment by implementing best practices for IAM, VPC configuration, and security monitoring
- Work closely with cloud platform teams to identify vulnerabilities and secure infrastructure against internal and external threats
- Build and automate security controls across cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
- Develop and maintain incident detection and response processes to ensure fast identification and mitigation of security threats
- Implement and manage SIEM tools to track logs, monitor cloud resource activity, and proactively identify issues
- Mentor junior engineers and foster security awareness across the company
- Conduct regular vulnerability scans, security reviews, and assessments of AWS and cloud services
- Support regulatory compliance requirements (SOC2, ISO), ensuring security controls are implemented in the infrastructure
- Collaborate closely with development teams and step in to help resolve issues directly when necessary, ensuring security improvements are effectively implemented
Our take
Amplitude provides product analytics to help companies understand user behaviour. Product, marketing, and growth teams use Amplitude to discover and share insights about user engagement, retention, and revenue.
Amplitude’s user flows reveal which actions are the most commonly taken after users sign up, and which usually precede purchases made in-app, creating paths through the app. The behaviour of individual app users can be viewed with unlimited real-time activity feeds and user timelines.
Thousands of companies use Amplitude analytics including Microsoft, Under Armour, Intuit, Twitter, Bonobos, Peloton, and many more. In 2024, a securities fraud case was filed against Amplitude due to an IPO and stock share rise that was alleged to be artificially inflated before their downturn in 2022. Whilst this case is ongoing, Amplitude is still releasing new products and operating at full capacity.
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back within 2 weeks
0% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2021
$150m
LATE VC
May 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $336m
Company benefits
- We offer a generous 12-week parental leave for fathers/partners and 18-20 weeks for new birthing parents. This leave policy also provides flexible scheduling so you can spend time with your family and bond with your little one. Specific leave policy will vary by country
- We believe it’s important to unplug from work to reset and recharge. We offer flexible vacation time and unlimited PTO — and we encourage you to use it!
- We provide a monthly stipend for the wellness activity of your choosing, from gym memberships and fitness classes to acupuncture and massages
- Equity is an important component of compensation, but it should benefit you (not just the company). In addition to offering competitive RSU grants that vest quarterly over three years, our Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employees the option to buy below market price
Company values
- Humility - For Amplitude, humility is all about checking its egos at the door.
- Ownership - Ownership means that Amplitude can take the initiative to solve problems that drive its shared company success.
- Growth Mindset - A growth mindset is essential to ensuring every employee at Amplitude can advance their career.
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Spenser Skates
(CEO)Previously worked as an Algorithmic Trader, Researcher at DRW Trading Group. They co-found Sonalight but are no longer working at the company.
Curtis Liu
(CTO)Previously worked as a Teaching Assistant at MIT and as a Software Engineer at Google. They co-found Sonalight but are no longer working at the company.
Jeffrey Wang
(Chief Architect)They studied computer science at university. They have extensive experience in software engineering prior to co-founding Amplitude.
People progressing
Joined as Recruiting and Front Desk Coordinator, promoted to Recruiting Operations Associate after 9 months and again to Technical Recruiter after 5 months. They were promoted again to Senior Technical Recruiter in September 2021.
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