No pay postedSep 12
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Security Engineer jobs.
456 roles open across 147 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.
- Boards re-read hourly
- Base pay shown where stated
- Closed roles removed
Open security engineer roles
Live456
26 posted this week · 147 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.
456 open security engineer roles across 147 companies, with 26 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $186k–$269k across the middle half. Top hiring: Anthropic, OpenAI, Elastic.
The board
Filter to the seat you’d actually take.
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 120 roles · 456 open in total
Clara · Mid-level · Greenhouse
Bogota D.C. / DC / Colombia; Mexico City / CDMX / Mexico
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The board carries the 120 most recent of 456 open security engineer roles - the other 336 are in the full member search. 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? 155 of the 198 security engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 11 more are hybrid. The other 258 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 152 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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$0k$63k$125k$188k$250k$313k$375k$438k
The $188k–$250k band alone holds 52 of the 152 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Mid-level25$114k–$260k
Senior86$182k–$260k
Staff26$225k–$289k
Principal13$239k–$288k
$186k
25th pct
$220k
Median
$269k
75th pct
3 of the 7 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.
By city
Where the openings actually are.
Every city with at least five open security engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
By country
Hiring beyond the US.
Every country with at least five open security engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Security Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote security engineer jobsThe 155 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
Before you start applying.
About Security Engineer roles
The Security Engineer job market currently shows 455 open positions across 147 hiring companies, according to available data. This week alone, 26 new roles have been posted, suggesting continued activity in the field based on current postings. Compensation data drawn from posted listings indicates a median (P50) salary of $219,750, with the 25th percentile at $186,187.5 and the 75th percentile at $268,925. This range reflects meaningful variation in pay depending on factors such as experience level, company, and specific role responsibilities, though the underlying reasons for this variation are not detailed in the available data. Among the companies actively hiring for Security Engineer roles are OpenAI, Anthropic, Elastic, Databricks, and Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute, representing a mix of technology firms and research-oriented organizations. The presence of 147 distinct hiring companies suggests that opportunities in this field are not concentrated in a small number of employers, based on current postings. With 455 total open positions, the market appears to offer a reasonably broad set of opportunities for candidates at this time. The weekly posting rate of 26 new roles, relative to the total of 455 open positions, indicates a steady but measured pace of new listings entering the market, according to available data. For job seekers, this data suggests that compensation expectations should be informed by the documented salary percentiles rather than assumptions, and that researching the specific hiring companies listed may provide useful context for tailoring applications. Overall, the figures point to an active but not overwhelming hiring environment for Security Engineer roles, with a defined salary structure and a diverse set of employers currently seeking talent, based on the data available at this time.
What skills are in demand for Security Engineer roles?
The provided data does not specify particular technical skills required for these roles. However, based on current postings, candidates may want to review individual job listings from companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks to identify specific skill requirements.
What is the typical salary range for a Security Engineer?
According to available data, the median salary is $219,750, with a 25th percentile of $186,187.5 and a 75th percentile of $268,925. This indicates a fairly wide range in compensation based on current postings, likely influenced by factors such as company and experience level.
Which companies are hiring the most Security Engineers right now?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies include OpenAI, Anthropic, Elastic, Databricks, and Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute. These organizations represent a mix of technology companies and research institutions actively recruiting for this role.
How competitive is the Security Engineer job market currently?
With 455 open positions across 147 hiring companies and 26 new roles posted this week, the market shows a steady level of activity, according to available data. The relatively large number of hiring companies suggests opportunities are spread across a range of employers rather than concentrated in just a few.
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