Security Engineer
SafeLeaseAustin, Texas, United States
Posted April 29, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
SafeLease is an insurance technology company specializing in commercial real estate, with a focus on self-storage. By integrating distribution, underwriting, and reinsurance, SafeLease aims to revolutionize the industry by offering faster and cheaper insurance solutions. The company's unique approach brings innovation to an area ripe for disruption.
Job Description
SafeLease is a profitable insurance business that designs, underwrites, and distributes specialty coverage for commercial property owners and their tenants. We're looking for a Security Engineer to own security as the company adopts AI, set standards for using LLMs and agentic tooling, and run our infosec program.
Requirements
- 3+ years in security engineering, application security, or a hybrid security/infrastructure role
- Hands-on with cloud security (AWS preferred), identity (Cognito, Okta, or similar), and modern app security (OWASP, secret management, etc.)
- Working knowledge of how LLM-based systems fail — prompt injection, data exfiltration via tool use, over-permissioned agents, MCP server risk surface
- Comfortable shipping code (Node, Python or similar)
- Active use of AI-powered dev tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) in your day-to-day
- Familiarity with SOC 2 compliance from the inside, not just as an auditee
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Full health benefits
- Flexible work setups
