Principal Security Engineer

Block

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Work type
On-site
Location
CA
Salary
$319,000–$478,600 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $399k
$95k most similar roles pay here $520k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $151,017–$214,728 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $399k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Block

Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Block currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $193,950–$277,950 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Security Engineer

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As a Principal Security Engineer at Block, you will lead the creation of innovative software solutions to complex security challenges, reporting directly to the CISO. Your role involves setting technical strategies and driving architectural decisions that enable secure innovation across engineering teams while addressing risks such as technology fragmentation. You will develop cross-cutting security solutions for data sprawl and overpermissioning issues, ensuring high standards in critical systems like tokenization platforms. Key responsibilities include spearheading mobile software security, championing security reliability practices, and providing consultation on Secure SDLC integration. Ideal candidates have a track record of technical leadership with expertise in system design, security vulnerabilities, and financial technology environments. Proficiency in production-quality coding for security automation is essential, along with strong collaboration and communication skills to influence executive decisions and mentor engineers.

Skills

Python Java Go C++ JavaScript CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP Docker Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB Git GitHub Jira Confluence Prometheus Grafana OAuth OpenID PCI DSS ISO 27001 Secure SDLC SecRelEng

What you'll do

  • Define multi-year technical strategy for software security to guide architectural decisions.
  • Lead development and implementation of high-leverage security solutions across business units.
  • Ensure critical systems like tokenization platforms maintain integrity, performance, and scalability.
  • Spearhead security reliability engineering practices to enhance resilience and availability.
  • Provide consultation on integrating security practices early in the development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in developing and shipping production software and critical services.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience establishing and scaling security practices in a large technology environment.
  • Mastery of system design and architecture with expertise in solving complex, ambiguous problems.
  • Deep understanding of security vulnerabilities, risks, countermeasures, and compensating controls.
  • Proven ability to influence executive leadership and prioritize security roadmap items effectively.
  • Demonstrable skill in writing production-quality code for security automation and tooling.

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