As a Senior Security Engineer at Later, you will play a critical role in strengthening and scaling the security foundations that power our platform. This role blends deep security expertise with hands-on engineering, with a particular focus on identity and access management, authentication systems, and secure-by-design development practices
You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Product teams to embed security into our CI/CD pipelines, internal platforms, and customer-facing systems—enabling teams to move quickly while keeping our systems, data, and users safe. This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thinks like a defender, builds like a software engineer, and leads through influence
Provide pragmatic, solution-oriented security guidance during system design and architecture reviews
Collaborate cross-functionally to embed security into development workflows without slowing delivery
Translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Act as a trusted partner to engineering teams, balancing risk mitigation with business enablement
Lead by influence—raising the security bar through standards, tooling, and mentorship
Set a high standard for secure engineering practices and help others level up their security mindset
Model accountability, ownership, and transparency in security decisions
Stay current on application security, cloud security, and identity best practices
Continuously evaluate and improve identity architecture and security automation to scale with the business
Identity and access management is secure, scalable, and consistently implemented across the platform
Security controls are embedded into CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual effort and improving detection and prevention
Engineering teams proactively consider security in their designs and view security as an enabler—not a blocker
Vulnerabilities are identified early, clearly prioritized, and remediated efficiently
Compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) are supported through automation and well-defined processes
Later’s overall security posture measurably improves while maintaining speed of product delivery
Driven by Impact: You deliver results that matter—prioritizing high-value work, meeting deadlines, and adapting quickly while keeping outcomes clear
Strategic & Customer-Centric: You anticipate risks and opportunities, connect decisions to long-term growth, and build trust through proactive insights
Curious & Growth-Oriented: You seek knowledge, ask sharp questions, and apply learnings fast—challenging the status quo with a mindset of improvement
Collaborative & Resilient: You thrive in change by staying resourceful, solution-focused, and positive—removing roadblocks, sharing insights, and keeping morale high
Accountable & Honest: You own your work, hold yourself and others to a high bar, and use transparent feedback to drive growth
Emotionally Intelligent: You build trust through empathy and collaboration, foster inclusion, and inspire others with grit, optimism, and integrity
We have offices in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; and Vancouver, WA. For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located
At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit. We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change
$ 110,000-160,000