Security Engineer
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · Engineering · listed March 16, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Remote
Stated pay
$153,000 – $376,000 USD
Requirements listed
4
Length
1,069 words
In the posting’s own words
As a Security Engineer you will identify and drive impactful projects to improve the security of Figma’s product, platform, and IT systems. We are hiring for multiple teams within Security Engineering: AI Security, Platform Security, Product Security, and Anti-Abuse. This is a remote first role.
What it asks for · 4
- 5+ years of proven engineering experience working in either a Security Engineering or a Software Engineering role. In the case of the latter, some security experience is preferred.
- Strong security judgment in threat modeling and risk prioritization and/or strong technical judgment in designing and building maintainable, scalable systems.
- Proficiency in at least one general-purpose coding language.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated experience collaborating across functions.
Also a plus
- Subject matter expertise in Application Security, Cloud Security, Corporate Security, Data Access Governance, and/or IAM (Identity and Access Management).
- Demonstrated ability to make hard prioritization decisions in security controls.
Tools and skills named
Security & compliance
- Security30×
- IAM2×
- Penetration testing2×
- Threat modeling
Product & design
- Figma10×
Ways of working
- Testing2×
Data
- Data pipelines
Words the posting leans on
- security30×
- product11×
- design10×
- platform8×
- infrastructure6×
- technical6×
- develop5×
- cloud4×
- engineering4×
- experience4×
- product security4×
- secure4×
- systems4×
- abuse3×
- access3×
- advocate3×
Counted from the posting after the mission statement and the legal notices are set aside. The ones near the top are the ones a screener is looking for.
The posting, your resume, and the gaps between them. One click loads all three.
More open at Figma
- Account Executive, Emerging Enterprise (Berlin, Germany)Berlin, Germany
- Account Executive, EnterpriseSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
- Account Executive, Enterprise (Bengaluru, India)Bengaluru, India
- Account Executive, Enterprise (Berlin, Germany)Berlin, Germany
- Account Executive, Enterprise (Paris, France)Paris, France
- Account Executive, Enterprise (Singapore)Singapore