Staff Security Engineer

📋 Description

• Ship code in the Auror platform by writing patches and deploying changes.
• Build security tooling and automation; replace manual evidence with code.
• Lead threat modelling and architecture reviews; close SAST/DAST findings.
• Partner with SRE/Platform on cloud security; Terraform and CI/CD.
• Define AI security for AI features; use Claude Code / AI tooling.
• Design detections and incident response; work with SIEM tooling.

🎯 Requirements

• Track record of writing production code and shipping changes.
• Comfort with unfamiliar codebases — root-cause analysis and PRs.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), CI/CD, and Terraform.
• Deep technical understanding of security defects and how to design them out.
• Strong app security background — threat modelling, architecture reviews, SAST/DAST.
• AI security knowledge — prompt injection, data exposure, safe AI practices.

🎁 Benefits

• NZD 150K–NZD 170K salary, depending on experience.
• Annual NZD 5,500 bonus if revenue goals are met.
• Employee share scheme.
• Shorter work weeks with Friday afternoons off (full pay).
• Health care plan: Auror covers 100% of your premium.
• Wellness days and up to $750 annually for expert sessions.