No pay postedSep 9
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Detection Engineer jobs.
20 roles open across 12 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
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Open detection engineer roles
Live20
2 posted this week · 12 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken September 2026.
20 open detection engineer roles across 12 companies, with 2 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $212k–$229k across the middle half. Top hiring: *Fastly, Wiz, Cloudflare.
The board
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Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
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Model
Where
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Showing 12 of 20 roles
No pay postedSep 4
No pay postedAug 30
$175–240kbase postedAug 28
$206–252kbase postedAug 28
Flexport · Senior · Greenhouse
San Francisco, California, United States
$206–252kbase postedAug 28
$196–207kbase postedAug 24
$230–243kbase postedAug 24
No pay postedAug 24
No pay postedAug 24
No pay postedAug 20
No pay postedAug 20
Every open detection engineer role we track is on this page - nothing is held back behind a sign-up. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 5 of the 6 detection engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first. The other 14 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 6 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
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$190k$198k$205k$213k$220k$228k$235k$243k
The $228k–$235k band alone holds 2 of the 6 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Senior6$212k–$229k
$212k
25th pct
$227k
Median
$229k
75th pct
2 of the 3 levels on this board sit out - fewer than 5 of their listings state a range, and a band drawn off two postings reads like the same fact as one drawn off forty.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Detection Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote detection engineer jobsThe 5 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Questions
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About Detection Engineer roles
The Detection Engineer job market currently shows 20 open positions across 12 hiring companies, based on available data. Of these, 3 roles were posted within the past week, indicating some ongoing but modest hiring activity in this specialized security discipline. Compensation data from posted listings shows a median (P50) salary of $225,000, with a 25th percentile of $206,775 and a 75th percentile of $229,090.5, suggesting a relatively narrow band of disclosed pay for these roles based on current postings. This narrow spread between the 25th and 75th percentiles may reflect a degree of consistency in how organizations value detection engineering expertise, though the sample size behind these figures should be considered when interpreting the range. Among the companies actively hiring for Detection Engineer roles, Wiz, Fastly, Cloudflare, Instacart, and Flexport appear as the top employers based on current postings. These companies span cloud security, infrastructure, and technology-driven consumer and logistics platforms, suggesting that detection engineering skills are sought across a variety of business contexts rather than being confined to a single industry vertical, according to available data. With only 20 open roles and 12 hiring companies, the market for Detection Engineers appears to be a specialized niche within the broader cybersecurity job landscape, rather than a high-volume hiring category. The addition of 3 new postings in the most recent week suggests some continued employer interest, though the overall volume remains limited based on current data. Job seekers evaluating this market should consider that the figures presented here reflect only currently posted and disclosed information, and actual market conditions may vary. Those interested in pursuing Detection Engineer roles may want to monitor postings from the identified top hiring companies and review individual listings for specific role requirements, responsibilities, and compensation details, as the aggregate statistics provide only a general snapshot of a relatively small and specialized job segment.
What skills are in-demand for Detection Engineer roles?
Based on current postings, Detection Engineer roles are being hired for by companies like Wiz, Fastly, Cloudflare, Instacart, and Flexport, which suggests demand spans cloud security and infrastructure-focused environments. While specific skill requirements aren't detailed in the available data, candidates should review individual job listings from these companies to understand the technical competencies each employer is seeking.
What is the salary range for Detection Engineer positions?
According to available data, the median salary for Detection Engineer roles is $225,000, with a 25th percentile of $206,775 and a 75th percentile of $229,090.5. This relatively tight range, based on current postings, suggests a degree of consistency in disclosed compensation for this role across the employers represented in the data.
Which companies are currently hiring Detection Engineers?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies for Detection Engineer roles include Wiz, Fastly, Cloudflare, Instacart, and Flexport. Together, these 5 companies are part of a broader pool of 12 hiring companies currently posting Detection Engineer openings, according to available data.
How competitive is the Detection Engineer job market?
With only 20 open positions across 12 hiring companies, the Detection Engineer job market appears to be a relatively small and specialized segment based on current data. The addition of just 3 new roles in the past week suggests a modest but ongoing pace of hiring, indicating candidates may face a limited but focused set of opportunities.
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