Security Engineer

Posted Jul 21

Neon is a distributed team building open-source cloud-native Postgres. We're a well-funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. Our storage layer is written in Rust, and the cloud control plane is in Go. We're on a mission to create a cloud-native database service for every developer.

Do you have a passion for securing cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced and challenging environment? If yes, this could be the perfect role for you!

You will join our fast-growing Security Team, where you can positively impact our security posture and ensure compliance across our multi-cloud deployment.

You will help us build on Azure using security best practices, contribute to vulnerability management on AWS and Azure, and collaborate closely with the infrastructure team on vulnerability remediation.

Time zone requirement: between GMT and GMT+2

You will

  • Design and manage security solutions for AWS and Azure.
  • Collaborate closely with the infrastructure team on vulnerability remediation.
  • Monitor and respond to security incidents using SIEM tools.
  • Conduct security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing.
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams.

We're looking for someone who has

  • Ambition, passion, and results-oriented, with excellent communication skills.
  • 4+ years of experience working as a Security Engineer (AWS/Azure).
  • Strong knowledge of AWS and Azure infrastructure and security best practices.
  • Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Experience in vulnerability management on Azure and AWS.
  • Experience in security operations (SOC) and incident response.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

  • Experience with SOC2, ISO27001/27701, GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance.
  • Experience in manual penetration testing of web applications and APIs.

Our Security/Infrastructure Stack: AWS, Azure, Terraform, EKS, AKS, Panoptica, Logz.io, Arnica

About Neon

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres. We're a well-funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. We are a systems company; we work on low-level code with strict performance and correctness requirements.

Neon was created by a team of Postgres hackers and led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore). Neon is built on open-source principles and is focused on giving back to the Postgres and developer communities.

Our Team

  • We are a distributed team of 90 people working from 25+ countries (concentrating around North American and European time zones)
  • We are a team built on open-source cultural principles (transparency, contribution, accountability, and proactivity)
  • Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals. We are deeply technical
  • We have experienced Postgres committers and hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias profiles)
  • We believe in the efficacy of collaborative open-source
  • We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
  • We are keen to be a fast-moving, flat org and avoid hierarchical structures

Our Investors

Top-tier investors backed up Neon's vision:

  • We raised $104 million in funding from Menlo Ventures, Notable Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, and Founders Fund. Venture vehicles of Snowflake and Databricks invested in Neon.
  • Our angel investors are prominent technologists and ecosystem players. More than 20 awesome angels supported Neon, including Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Mike Ovitz, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Søren Brammer Schmidt, and Wes McKinney.
  • Our Board includes Quentin Clark, Glenn Solomon, Joe Morrissey, and Tim Tully.

Our Offer

  • You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling, ambitious team
  • You can work 100% remote: we'll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
  • We grant equity (stock options) to all full-time hires
  • We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, and much more)
  • We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Barcelona, Spain)