Security Engineer
EncordLondon, England, United Kingdom
Posted March 27, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Encord is a leading multimodal data management platform for AI teams, offering tools to manage, curate, and label various types of data including images, videos, audio, and documents. The company's unique value proposition lies in its unified platform that combines human-in-the-loop workflows with AI-assisted speed and accuracy, enabling the enrichment of large datasets for training and fine-tuning AI models. Encord is trusted by global companies across multiple industries and is compliant with SOC 2, AICPA SOC, HIPAA, and GDPR standards.
Job Description
Encord is seeking a Security Engineer with 3-4 years of experience to secure its cloud infrastructure, product, and internal systems. The role involves conducting threat modelling, security design reviews, and code reviews, and championing secure development practices. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to embed security at every layer of the stack.
Requirements
- 3–4 years of hands-on experience in a security engineering, application security, or cloud security role
- Strong working knowledge of cloud security on AWS or GCP
- Experience with application security concepts: OWASP Top 10, common API vulnerabilities, authentication/authorisation flaws
- Practical experience with security tooling: SAST/DAST scanners, vulnerability management platforms
- Comfortable reading and reviewing code in at least one programming language (Python, TypeScript preferred)
- Clear communicator — able to translate technical risk into business impact for non-security audiences
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Commission
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
- 25 days annual leave + UK public holidays
- Annual learning & development budget
- Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe
- Company lunches twice a week
- Monthly socials & bi-annual team offsites
