Senior Security Engineer, Grow Therapy
Data Infrastructure
$152-250k
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Online therapy platform
Open for applications
Online therapy platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$152-250k
Offers Equity. Salary varies depending on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To fundamentally transform mental healthcare accessibility.
Role
Who you are
- You're a hands-on data infrastructure engineer. You're comfortable writing production code, designing data pipelines and services, and doing system design reviews — and you've built security or data infrastructure that real teams depend on
- You've worked deep in the data-security stack. You've built meaningfully across some combination of data classification, masking/tokenization, encryption and key management, and secure data access, and you can connect into a coherent system
- You can set direction and then execute on it. You're energized by a blank canvas: you can define what success looks like a year out, prioritize ruthlessly toward it, and inspire partner teams to support you in this goal
- You think in terms of risk reduction, not checkboxes. You instinctively reach for the highest-leverage control on the largest surface, and you'd rather make the secure path the default
- You're a clear, compelling communicator. You can explain data-security tradeoffs and risk to non-technical audiences — including executives and clinical stakeholders — with precision, empathy, and confidence
- Research shows that some groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Security Engineer to own the data security infrastructure at Grow Therapy, the systems that determine how sensitive data is classified, protected, and safely governed across the company
- Our customers trust us with some of the most sensitive data there is, and it's our responsibility to honor that trust by treating it with the highest standards of security
- You'll be the hands-on technical owner of the infrastructure that makes that possible and the person who makes protecting that data the easy, default path for the rest of the company
- Reporting into the Head of Security and partnering closely with Data, Engineering, and our Detection & Response team, this is a role that requires both building and strategizing: you'll ship the pipelines and services yourself and define what great data security looks like a year out, then make it real
- Security sits within Grow's Internal Foundations pillar — the team building company-wide infrastructure to support safe AI adoptio, so you'll be architecting the data-protection foundation that every other team, and every AI tool, builds on top of
- Define what data security looks like a year from now — then build it. Own a clear, opinionated vision for Grow's data security infrastructure: where the biggest risks are, what "secure by default" means for sensitive data, and the roadmap to get there
- Make data classification executable. Build the automated classification and tagging pipelines that scan our production data models, infer sensitivity, and propagate those tags through data lineage — aligning with our Data Classification Policy so that every downstream system can act on classification automatically rather than guess
- Control how data is used internally. Build field-level dynamic masking, tokenization, and redaction — driven by classification tags — so that sensitive data is exposed only when there's a genuine need, and access is scoped, justified, and logged. Make masked-by-default the path of least resistance for the tools teams build on top of our data
- Secure the data path into AI tooling. We’re an AI forward organization. You'll own the security of the data connectors and pipelines feeding AI tools - including authentication, authorization, observability. Your role will be to ensure Grow can take advantage of new AI technologies safely and appropriately
- Build fast, safe, and scalable encryption pipelines. Design and ship the encryption infrastructure that protects our most sensitive data end to end — application-layer and field-level encryption, envelope encryption, key management — engineered to be fast and scalable enough that teams reach for it by default rather than around it
Our take
Mental health issues affect about 20% of Americans, so there’s an immense need for qualified mental healthcare in the US. However the vast majority of therapists don’t accept insurance due to the prohibitive administrative workload involved. This leaves therapy out of reach for many Americans. So it’s no surprise that the Grow Therapy platform has seen skyrocketing popularity since it was founded in 2020.
Grow Therapy helps therapists open their own in-network practices, providing the technology, support, and resources to tackle the extra operational workload that would allow them to take insurance. It’s live across a number of states, and works in partnership with all the major insurance payers including Humana, Aetna and Cigna.
The company is competing with larger rivals like Alma and Quartet Health, but this should be a big enough market for several major participants. Grow has secured good funding that supported the launch of its enhanced measurement-informed care system, which will help improve the care experience for clients and providers and make value-based behavioral care accessible for more patients.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
208% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2026
$150m
SERIES D
Apr 2024
$88m
SERIES C
Total funding: $298m
Company benefits
- Mental health breaks: Two hours every week to journal, exercise, or sleep in.
- Work-life balance: Unlimited PTO and a week off in December to recharge.
- Remote office setup: $1,000 stipend for remote employees to equip your home office.
- Learning stipend: $500 to spend on things that helps you grow in your career
- Wellness stipend: $300 to spend on things that help you take care of yourself.
- Meals on us: Lunch and dinner in office to fuel your body and your mind.
Company HQ
Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Jake Cooper
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously CFO at Campus Enterprises, before moving into Investment at Apollo Global Management and then Blackstone.
Alan Ni
(Co-Founder & CTO)Worked as a Product Manager at Google, HVF Labs, and then Stripe.
Manoj Kanagaraj
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously a Venture Fellow at Harvard Innovation Labs (Harvard University).
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