Staff Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response
Pinterest · Seattle, WA, US; Remote, US
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**About Pinterest** Millions of people use Pinterest to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities, and plan memories that last a lifetime. At Pinterest, the mission is to bring inspiration to create a life you love—powered by the people behind the product. Pinterest is also using AI as a powerful partner to augment creativity and amplify impact. In interviews, they emphasize how you think and how you explain your approach. --- **Role: Staff Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response** Pinterest is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to build and improve detection and response capabilities and adapt to emerging threats to protect employees and infrastructure. --- **What you’ll do** - Act as a senior technical resource for the Detection & Response Team - Identify capability gaps and help define the team’s strategy and roadmap - Imagine new ways to improve the detection engineering program and lead efforts to build new capabilities - Build alerts and automation workflows to detect and respond to external and internal security threats - Manage logging pipelines and supporting infrastructure; onboard new logging sources to improve detection coverage - Develop and maintain internal tooling to expand and automate detection and response capabilities - Respond to alerts generated by tooling and lead incidents as part of an on-call rotation - Collaborate with cross-functional partners across security and engineering - Hunt for previously undetected threats in the environment - Leverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering --- **What we’re looking for** - Broad and deep knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response, with an engineering focus in a modern, cloud-first environment - Knowledge of the attacker lifecycle, common attack techniques, and detection methods - Hands-on experience writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting - Experience consuming threat intelligence and applying it to improve detection capabilities - Familiarity using multiple telemetry sources (e.g., EDR, osquery, firewall logs) - Understanding of networking technologies and/or network security (basic TCP/IP fundamentals) - Depth in ideally macOS internals, or alternatively Linux/UNIX or Windows internals (persistence and privilege escalation) - Scripting/automation experience (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby) for tool development or integration - Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day workflow - Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review) - High integrity and ownership: protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, a related field, or equivalent experience --- **In-Office Requirement** - This role requires being in the office for in-person collaboration **1–2 times every 6 months**. - The role can be situated anywhere in the country. --- **Relocation** - This position is **not eligible for relocation assistance**. --- **Compensation (US based applicants only)** - Base salary range: **$177,185 – $364,795 USD** - Equity eligibility: **Yes** - Final compensation depends on factors including location, travel, relevant experience, and skills. --- **Commitment to Inclusion** Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisio
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