Head of Security Engineering, Suno
$275-375k
+ Equity
AI music generation tools
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AI music generation tools
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$275-375k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build a future where anyone can make music.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience leading security engineering and operations departments
- 5+ years of experience with securing AWS environments
- Proven experience in successfully building and leading mission-critical teams
- Experience navigating complex global regulatory environments and consumer ecosystems
- Strong technical skills and a willingness to dive deeply into details
- Experience developing, managing, and evaluating talent
- Demonstrated experience working with regulatory bodies, executive leadership, and developing strong partner team relationships
- Domain expertise in two or more security specializations (Product Security, Cloud Security, Security Operations, EIAM, Cryptography, etc.)
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Head of Security Engineering to define, lead, and scale Suno’s security strategy across our applications, cloud infrastructure, AI systems, and internal environments
- This role is responsible for building and leading a high-performing security engineering organization that partners deeply with Engineering, IT, Legal, and Product
- You will own the company’s security engineering roadmap end-to-end — from application security and cloud architecture to detection & response, IAM governance, and secure development lifecycle practices
- This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical depth, sound judgment, and the ability to drive security maturity in a fast-growing AI company
- Design and implement secure cloud architectures across cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
- Enable and lead teams to innovate and develop strong security programs and overall strategies within the domains of Cloud Security, Identity Access Management, Security Operations, and Product Security
- Provide technical leadership of Security products from conception to operation, ensuring they are built to the highest quality standards
- Understand and maintain knowledge of emerging security technologies, advances in agentic AI, and their applications to consumer products
- Collaborate closely with other teams to ensure that security is a core consideration with all decisions
- Nurture an engineering team focused on impact, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, ownership, and open communication
- Create a high-performance team through delivery of clear performance expectations and continuous feedback, while setting a strong bar for engineering standards and high quality decision making,
Our take
Suno is a company leveraging AI for music creation, attempting to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of their musical background. The platform allows users to generate complete songs by inputting text prompts, breaking down the barriers that traditionally separate amateurs from professional musicians.
Unlike other AI music tools, Suno focuses on ease-of-use, enabling even those with no music theory knowledge to produce professional-sounding songs. This approach has already attracted a diverse user base, including everyday people and GRAMMY-winning artists.
Suno' rise has been fast and impressive, but it's now facing serious legal heat, including new lawsuits from independent artists. If it can defend its practices ad show respect for creators' rights, there's still a strong future ahead for the company.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2025
$250m
SERIES C
May 2024
$125m
SERIES B
Total funding: $375m
Company HQ
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
Leadership
Mikey Shulman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as Head of Machine Learning at Kensho Technologies. Also worked as a Lecturer for the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Georg Kucsko
(Co-Founder & CTO)Also works as a Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior work includes Head of AI Research at Kensho Technologies.
Martin Camacho
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as Engineering Director at Firefly Health and Chief Architect and Board Director at Kensho Technologies.
Keenan Freyberg
(Co-Founder & COO)Worked in Business Devlopment at Pinshape, and as an Associate at Capco. Also worked through several roles at Kensho Technologies.
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