Staff Security Engineer, Fiddler AI
$192.5-300k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
Enterprise AI observability
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Enterprise AI observability
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$192.5-300k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build trust into Artificial Intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years security engineering experience
- Proven experience as an autonomous senior security role in a startup environment
- Deep understanding of both security principles and best practices, as well as infrastructure engineering (sometimes called “DevSecOps”)
- Hands-on experience with a variety of security tools and technologies in the cloud (on-prem experience is nice-to-have), vulnerability management, and incident response
- Coding experience in Python and/or Golang, primarily as it relates to infrastructure tools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A proactive and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to work independently, take ownership of projects and drive them end-to-end across teams
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Hands-on experience with AWS technologies (e.g. EC2, VPC, NLB, etc.)
- A passion for security and a desire to stay up-to-date with the latest threats and technologies
- Ability to work at our Palo Alto office 3 days a week
What the job involves
- As our first Security Engineer, you will define and drive the foundation of security for a next-generation developer platform that powers responsible AI. Your work ensures that every product we build, and every model our customers deploy, is secure, trustworthy, and compliant from the ground up
- You’ll collaborate across Engineering and Product to embed security into our development lifecycle, enable rapid innovation without compromising safety, and lead the execution of our compliance roadmap (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- By implementing the technical controls that safeguard our multi-cloud AI platform, you will play a critical role in protecting customer data, earning their trust, and reinforcing Fiddler’s commitment to building AI that the world can depend on
- Our Platform Engineering team is a talented, experienced group of engineers who take pride in building the foundation that powers Fiddler’s AI platform. The team is a mix of local and remote members who thrive on open communication, transparency, and genuine teamwork. This team has a ‘gsd’ attitude and is quick to lend a hand, share knowledge, and celebrate wins together
- Develop a comprehensive security roadmap that addresses current and future threats, including cloud security, application security, and incident response
- Directly implement half of the roadmap yourself with changes from GitHub Actions to Terraform to Python; while delegating the other half to other engineering teams. Drive execution of the engineering roadmap by personally delivering key features and infrastructure improvements (spanning GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Python), while coordinating and delegating the remaining initiatives to other engineering teams to ensure end-to-end delivery
- Own our compliance processes end-to-end, including SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA (and more)—by defining and updating controls, supplying evidence during audits, etc
- Prepare for and lead our incident response efforts, including developing and testing incident response plans, and coordinating the response to security incidents; work with other engineers to shift left
Our take
AI and machine learning are increasingly shaping the way organizations make decisions. However, one major challenge is that AI technology often operates as a "black box". Unlike traditional software, where developers can review code to understand its logic, AI systems can be opaque, making it difficult for companies to fully grasp how data is interpreted and outcomes are reached.
Fiddler AI aims to address this gap with an explainable AI platform that offers transparency into how models make predictions. By providing clear insights into decision-making processes and enabling adjustments when bias is detected, Fiddler enhances trust and accountability in AI systems.
This focus on building trust in AI comes at a crucial time, as the market is expected to grow over 30% annually, reaching nearly $300B by 2026. Fiddler AI has already partnered with major banking institutions and online brands like Etsy. And with recent funding, Fiddler is well-positioned to compete with rivals like Reflektion and Conviva.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2024
$18.6m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$32m
SERIES B
Total funding: $66.8m
Company benefits
- Equity
- 401K benefits
- 12 holidays and 3 company recharge days
- Flexible spending account
- Bi-monthly team building events
- Commuter benefits for Palo Alto
- Monthly gym reimbursement
- Annual home office stipend
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 15 PTO days and 10 sick days
- Paid parental leave for 18 weeks
- Hybrid collaboration
- In-office lunch, snacks, coffee
- Monthly massages for Palo Alto
- Annual learning stipend
Company HQ
Ventura, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Krishna Gade
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former member of Specialized Types and Engineering Manager at Facebook. They also worked as the Head of Engineering at Pinterest.
Amit Paka
(Co-Founder & COO)Former Senior Director of Product Management at Samsung Mobile. Founder and former CEO at Parable. Former Head of Product at Paypal.
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