Security Engineer - Remote

Overview

Taktile is a high-growth, post product-market-fit start-up, on a fast trajectory to becoming market leader in the field of automated decisioning. We are looking for a Security Engineer to join our Platform team tasked with hardening our security stance and keeping taktile safe from all cybersecurity threats. You’ll be embedded at the intersection of infrastructure, engineering, and security, building systems that keep our platform safe, resilient, and trusted by customers. This is a hands-on technical security role with real impact: you’ll ship automation and services, catch threats early, and harden everything from cloud to code.

In Short

• Work on backend components written in Python / FastAPI, hosted on an AWS serverless architecture.
• Engage actively in team rituals such as daily syncs, planning sessions, demos, and technical deep-dive discussions.
• Grow as an individual and accelerate your career by learning from our experienced team.

Requirements

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is essential.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with a passion for simplicity and precision.
• 5+ years in security engineering roles, ideally in cloud-native environments.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP security tools and best practices.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and integrating security in CI/CD.
• Deep understanding of security controls, risk management, and compliance.
• Backend engineer/SRE experience (Python, Bash, Terraform, etc.).

Benefits

• Work with colleagues that lift you up, challenge you, celebrate you and help you grow.
• Experience a truly flat hierarchy and communicate directly with founding team members.
• Learn from experienced mentors and achieve tremendous personal and professional growth.
• Receive a top-of-market equity and cash compensation package.
• Get access to a self-development budget for conferences, books, or classes.
• Receive a new Apple MacBook Pro, as well as meaningful home office set-up.