Senior Security Engineer, CurbWaste
$130-180k
3+ days a week in office
Software for the waste industry
Open for applications
Software for the waste industry
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$130-180k
3+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help waste businesses focus on the things that matter, servicing their clients and picking up trash.
Role
Who you are
- If you're someone who wants to build, not just advise, and you thrive with ownership and autonomy, this is for you. This role has a clear path to leading a broader Security, DevOps, and IT function as we scale
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, with strong academic performance
- Deep hands-on experience in application and infrastructure security — you've done the work, not just managed it
- Strong programming skills; you can read, write, and fix code across the stack (not just scripts)
- Solid understanding of cloud security (AWS preferred), network security, and modern web application vulnerabilities
- Experience building security programs or practices at a startup or high-growth company
- Demonstrated grit and resourcefulness; thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where you define the path
- Strong communicator who can influence engineers and executives alike without being preachy or fear-driven
- Self-directed and proactive — you see problems before they're reported and fix them
- Mission-driven attitude — you care about protecting customers and building something that lasts
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Security Engineer to own security at CurbWaste — our first dedicated hire in this space. We've grown fast, closed our Series B, and we're at the stage where security needs dedicated focus and ownership
- We need someone to bring expertise and hands-on leadership to our security efforts, and build the practices that will protect our platform and customers as we scale
- This isn't an audit-and-report job. You'll assess where we are, define where we need to be, and do the hands-on work to get us there — including writing code to fix vulnerabilities and harden our systems
- You'll partner closely with engineering, coach our DevOps engineer on security best practices, and shape the security culture across the company
- Assess our current security posture and build a roadmap to mature and strengthen it
- Implement security controls, tooling, and monitoring across our infrastructure and application — from secrets management to cloud misconfigurations to access controls
- Write code to fix security vulnerabilities and improve our defenses — you'll touch application code, not just infrastructure
- Establish secure development practices and work with engineering to embed security into how we build software
- Coach and mentor our DevOps engineer on security best practices
- Own vendor security assessments and support compliance efforts (SOC 2, customer security questionnaires) as needed
- Shape security policies and processes across the company — tools access, employee onboarding/offboarding, and related operational controls
- Lead the evolution of what will become a Security, DevOps, and IT organization
Our take
Precision in scheduling and logistics is vital for the work of waste haulers, a sector that is responsible for the transportation of waste products from commercial sites. As sustainability becomes an ever more pressing issue, the need for haulers to meet the demands of net zero and environmental friendliness has meant that waste management software is in more demand than ever.
CurbWaste is a software solution for waste haulers to manage the logistics, tracking, training and onboarding needs of their business. With research suggesting that almost 70% of waste haulers prefer digital solutions, the company has tapped into a sector that, although originally reluctant to embrace digitisation, has seen strong uptake and investment over the last few years.
That is certainly the case for CurbWaste, which received a funding round of $10 million at the end of 2023. The company will use this investment to expand its business reach, capitalising on the fact that waste management is coming under increasing scrutiny.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2025
$28m
SERIES B
Dec 2023
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $48.5m
Company benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Dynamic and innovative environment
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Marmo
(Founder & CEO)Currently an Advisor at WATS and at Afterlife. Previously Founder and President at Curbside, and Manager at Point Recycling.
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