Chronosphere

Security Engineer

United States

$200,000 – $250,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Information Security, Cloud Security, DevSecOpsIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $200K - $250K

Chronosphere is the observability platform built for control in the modern, containerized world. Chronosphere empowers customers to focus on the data and insights that matter by reducing data complexity, optimizing costs, and remediating issues faster. The observability platform reduces data volumes and associated costs by 60% on average while saving developers thousands of hours. Chronosphere’s Fluent Bit-based Telemetry Pipeline optimizes and simplifies observability and security log data. The product transforms logs at the source and routes them to any destination without lock-in. Recognized as a leader by major analyst firms, Chronosphere is trusted by the world’s most innovative brands, including Snap, Robinhood, DoorDash, and Zillow. Learn more at Chronosphere.io. Follow at LinkedIn and X.

As a key member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will define and build core security engineering efforts at Chronosphere. This is a hands-on security engineering role that focuses on creating foundational security infrastructure to be relied on by the entire company. We’re also looking for your point of view about how to build an InfoSec team in a growth to late-stage startup. Regardless of the project, you’ll leverage your deep understanding of security infrastructure, strong system software development skills, and empathy for other developers to ensure security is a shared guardrail and never a bottleneck.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and work with other engineering teams to operate security tools and programs across the organization including access control & workflows, vulnerability management, and detection/response systems.
  • Collaborate with other engineers and with the business to identify the highest priority needs of the organization, and maintain a roadmap to address those needs.
  • Actively participate in design reviews, threat modeling, and incident analysis.
  • Help teams make high quality security decisions, especially in ambiguous situations.
  • Set the bar for security ownership and quality across engineering.

Requirements

  • Prior experience in security or infra-focused engineering roles with meaningful security ownership.
  • The ability to independently own projects from inception to delivery.
  • A systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
  • Empathy for the problems faced by developers, and a passion for building tools and systems that address those problems.
  • Built vulnerability management systems that actually drive risk down.
  • Led security incident response efforts and postmortem improvements.
  • A strong interest in how things work. Curiosity and persistence are key to building the understanding needed to excel in this role.
  • A flexible, collaborative working style. We’re looking for people who will help build a positive, supportive environment.

Ideal Qualifications

  • Experience building foundational security programs at growth-stage companies.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks, but a healthy skepticism of security theater.
  • An outstanding ability to communicate risk with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Significant experience building infrastructure software in Go, C++, Rust, or Python.

Team

  • Reporting to Jacob Rosenberg, Head of Infrastructure Engineering.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance Coverage
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Competitive Salary
  • Stock Options
  • And More

Company Information

Chronosphere is an equal opportunity employer. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't line up exactly with the job description. Your skills, passion, and desire to make a difference will stand out. At Chronosphere, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge the standard.

Application Instructions

If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at talent@chronosphere.io.

Skills

Security Infrastructure
System Software Development
Access Control
Vulnerability Management
Detection and Response Systems
Threat Modeling
Incident Analysis

Chronosphere

Cloud-native infrastructure and application monitoring

About Chronosphere

Chronosphere offers a platform that helps businesses monitor their cloud-native infrastructure and applications by quickly identifying and resolving issues before they affect customers. The platform filters out unnecessary data, allowing users to focus on critical information, which is especially useful for companies still using outdated monitoring tools. Unlike its competitors, Chronosphere emphasizes reducing observability costs, which can be a major expense for engineering teams, and helps decrease on-call alerts by up to 90%. The company's goal is to improve business efficiency and productivity while providing a strong return on investment.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$359.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Stock Options
Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible PTO
Training & Career Growth
Flexible Work Enviroment
Commuter Benefits
Free Lunches

Risks

Emerging startups like Marqo increase competition in the observability space.
Integrating Calyptia may pose operational challenges and affect service quality.
Reliance on partnerships like CrowdStrike could risk disruptions in service.

Differentiation

Chronosphere uniquely integrates security features with observability through its CrowdStrike partnership.
The acquisition of Calyptia enhances Chronosphere's data pipeline capabilities for large-scale observability.
Chronosphere's platform reduces on-call pages by up to 90%, improving team productivity.

Upsides

Growing demand for cloud-native solutions boosts Chronosphere's market potential.
AI-driven observability tools enhance Chronosphere's value proposition by predicting and preventing issues.
FinOps practices increase demand for cost-effective observability, aligning with Chronosphere's offerings.

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