Security Tech Lead

Location

Los Angeles HQ

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Engineering

Compensation

• $230K – $270K
• Offers Equity
• Offers Bonus

We take into account an individual's qualifications, skillset and experience when determining salary. The salary range listed in the job posting reflects the new hire salary range across levels that would be applicable to the position and Los Angeles location. This role is eligible for health insurance, life insurance, 401k contribution, paid time off including vacation and sick leave and any other tax-reportable benefits. The final salary will be commensurate with the candidates final level and represents the base salary only.

Health insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision

Competitive salary

Stock options

Company paid life insurance

20 paid vacation days a year, as well as paid holidays

Flexible work schedule

Matching 401k

FSA / DCA accounts

Generous family leave policies

Annual bonuses

Lightspark is building open payments for the Internet—always-on payment solutions powered by Bitcoin, the only open, neutral network for moving value. With enterprise tools like Connect, UMA, and Spark, businesses can send and receive money instantly, securely, and at a fraction of the cost, anytime, anywhere. Lightspark is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, but serves the world.

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Staff Security Engineer to help secure our platform and systems at Lightspark. In this role, you'll shape and drive security strategy across both crypto / blockchain domains and general security disciplines (application, infrastructure, and product). You will design and build secure frameworks and tools, perform security reviews and audits, and work on detection and response capabilities.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll be a hands-on partner with engineering and product teams to proactively prevent vulnerabilities and mitigate threats across our ecosystem. This role requires breadth across modern infrastructure, application security practices, and crypto knowledge to build the future of scalable, secured, decentralized payments.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING :

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR :

Lightspark is on a mission to build an open payment protocol for the Internet at scale and therefore we're committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace to reflect the customers we serve. We welcome interest from individuals of all backgrounds and levels of experience who share our mission. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the State of California Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Compensation Range : $230K - $270K

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