Airtable
Infrastructure Security Engineer San Francisco, CA
Airtable, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.
Join Airtable as an Infrastructure Security Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the security architecture of our rapidly evolving infrastructure as we scale to support millions of users and complex AI‑powered workloads. You will join the team responsible for safeguarding the foundations of Airtable’s platform. You will partner with infrastructure engineering teams and build paved roads, frameworks, and automated controls that make the secure path the easy path for our engineering teams.
What you’ll do
Develop self‑service security frameworks and "paved roads" that allow engineering teams to ship secure infrastructure by default.
Focus on automated guardrails that prevent insecure configurations without blocking developer velocity.
Design and implement security controls for our core infrastructure, including AWS, Kubernetes, and our CI/CD pipelines.
Evolve our approach to identity and access management (IAM), secrets management, and machine identity to ensure least‑privilege access at scale.
Collaborate closely with the Compute, Storage, and Traffic Engineering teams to contribute to architecture design and threat modeling for new infrastructure initiatives.
Proactively harden our production environment against attacks and assist in building detection capabilities for infrastructure‑level threats.
(Senior/Staff L5+): Act as a subject matter expert for infrastructure security, mentoring other engineers and helping to raise the security bar across the entire engineering organization.
Who you’re looking for
4+ years of experience in security engineering or infrastructure engineering, with a strong focus on cloud security. Please note this is not an early career position.
You have a strong background in computer science with a degree in CS or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
You have deep familiarity with AWS (or similar cloud providers) and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
You understand the unique security challenges of distributed systems.
You are proficient in writing and reviewing code and treat security as an engineering problem to be solved with software, not just policies.
You have experience with IaC tools like Terraform and understand how to secure infrastructure delivery pipelines.
You excel at communicating complex security risks to non‑security stakeholders and enjoy collaborating cross‑functionally to find solutions that balance security with engineering velocity.
You are comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, navigating ambiguity, continuously learning about emerging threats and technologies, and contributing to long‑term security strategy.
Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .
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If you have a medical condition, disability, or religious belief/practice which inhibits your ability to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please complete our Accommodations Request Form and let us know how we may assist you. Airtable is committed to participating in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.
Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience.
Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings, please check out Life at Airtable.
For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles, the base salary range for this role is:
$170,000 – $277,600 USD
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Join Airtable as an Infrastructure Security Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the security architecture of our rapidly evolving infrastructure as we scale to support millions of users and complex AI‑powered workloads. You will join the team responsible for safeguarding the foundations of Airtable’s platform. You will partner with infrastructure engineering teams and build paved roads, frameworks, and automated controls that make the secure path the easy path for our engineering teams.
What you’ll do
Develop self‑service security frameworks and "paved roads" that allow engineering teams to ship secure infrastructure by default.
Focus on automated guardrails that prevent insecure configurations without blocking developer velocity.
Design and implement security controls for our core infrastructure, including AWS, Kubernetes, and our CI/CD pipelines.
Evolve our approach to identity and access management (IAM), secrets management, and machine identity to ensure least‑privilege access at scale.
Collaborate closely with the Compute, Storage, and Traffic Engineering teams to contribute to architecture design and threat modeling for new infrastructure initiatives.
Proactively harden our production environment against attacks and assist in building detection capabilities for infrastructure‑level threats.
(Senior/Staff L5+): Act as a subject matter expert for infrastructure security, mentoring other engineers and helping to raise the security bar across the entire engineering organization.
Who you’re looking for
4+ years of experience in security engineering or infrastructure engineering, with a strong focus on cloud security. Please note this is not an early career position.
You have a strong background in computer science with a degree in CS or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
You have deep familiarity with AWS (or similar cloud providers) and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
You understand the unique security challenges of distributed systems.
You are proficient in writing and reviewing code and treat security as an engineering problem to be solved with software, not just policies.
You have experience with IaC tools like Terraform and understand how to secure infrastructure delivery pipelines.
You excel at communicating complex security risks to non‑security stakeholders and enjoy collaborating cross‑functionally to find solutions that balance security with engineering velocity.
You are comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, navigating ambiguity, continuously learning about emerging threats and technologies, and contributing to long‑term security strategy.
Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .
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If you have a medical condition, disability, or religious belief/practice which inhibits your ability to participate in any part of the application or interview process, please complete our Accommodations Request Form and let us know how we may assist you. Airtable is committed to participating in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants.
Compensation awarded to successful candidates will vary based on their work location, relevant skills, and experience.
Our total compensation package also includes the opportunity to receive benefits, restricted stock units, and may include incentive compensation. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit offerings, please check out Life at Airtable.
For work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles, the base salary range for this role is:
$170,000 – $277,600 USD
Please see our Privacy Notice for details regarding Airtable’s collection and use of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clickinghere .
Stay Safe from Job Scams All official Airtable communication will come from an
@airtable.com
email address. We will never ask you to share sensitive information or purchase equipment during the hiring process. If in doubt, contact us at hr@airtable.com . Learn more about avoiding job scams here .
Voluntary Self‑Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Airtable’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three‑year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Why are you being asked to complete this form? We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
How do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
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