Hive

Security Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$100,000 - $180,000
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 26 October 2026.

About the role

About Deploy

Deploy is the leading provider of cloud-based AI solutions to understand, search, and generate content, and is trusted by hundreds of the world's largest and most innovative organizations. The company empowers developers with a portfolio of best-in-class, pre-trained AI models, serving billions of customer API requests every month. Deploy also offers turnkey software applications powered by proprietary AI models and datasets, enabling breakthrough use cases across industries.

Together, Deploy's solutions are transforming content moderation, brand protection, sponsorship measurement, context-based ad targeting, and more.

Deploy has raised over $120M in capital from leading investors, including General Catalyst, 8VC, Glynn Capital, Bain & Company, Visa Ventures, and others. We have over 250 employees globally in our San Francisco, Seattle, and Delhi offices. Please reach out if you are interested in joining the future of AI!

Security Engineer

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with information security experience who is willing to collaborate with others to build the best in class security program. As a Security Engineer at Deploy, you will work to protect sensitive company information, handle potential data breaches, and implement strong security and data governance controls. You will work at multiple levels within the organization to lead and participate in security operations, risk assessments, incident responses, and project maintenance.

Our ideal candidate should be able to work cross functionally with engineering teams to help deliver on product objectives and drive foundational changes in order to improve the overall security posture of the company. A passion for AI is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer, implement and monitor security measures for the protection of computer systems, networks and information
  • Identify and define system security requirements
  • Partner with multiple engineering teams on internal and customer-facing security and privacy initiatives while ensuring that security data accessibility, quality, and reliability are taken into account
  • Analyze our security posture, identify gaps/potential vulnerabilities, and work closely with other teams to ensure strong operational security by conducting security tests
  • Design computer security architecture and develop detailed cyber security designs
  • Write comprehensive reports including assessment-based findings, outcomes and propositions for further system security enhancement
  • Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data maintenance handling as it relates to your role
  • Adhere to policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets
  • Report actual or suspected security and/or policy violations/breaches to an appropriate authority

Requirements

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Proven work experience as a System Security Engineer or Information Security Engineer
  • Experience in building and maintaining security systems
  • Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc
  • Ability to communicate in a written and oral format to technical and non-technical audiences in a business-friendly manner
  • Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools
  • Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols
  • Problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented; can handle multiple projects and dynamic priorities without missing a beat

Who We Are

Hive's standard text

We are a group of ambitious individuals who are passionate about creating a revolutionary AI company. At Deploy, you will have a steep learning curve and an opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest growing AI start-ups in San Francisco. The work you do here will have a noticeable and direct impact on the development of the company.

Thank you for your interest in Deploy and we hope to meet you soon!

The current expected base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 - $180,000. Actual compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work; stock options may be offered in addition to the range provided here.

What this role asks for

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Cybersecurity

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Compared with Hive's other open jobs.

The team: Product & Engineering

This role is one of 34 open in Product & Engineering. 34 were posted in the last 30 days, including 2 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

LLM (32 of 34), Machine Learning (19 of 34), OWASP (16 of 34), Node.js (14 of 34), Python (13 of 34), JavaScript (12 of 34), Deep Learning (10 of 34)

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Other openings for this role

3 postings for this role in San Francisco since 14 March 2026, 1 still open. None has been taken down and posted again.

Salary context

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