Security Engineer

About the Company

K12 education is one of the most consequential determinants of a child's future, and many families have had limited ability to shape how and where their child learns. State education choice programs are changing that. One of the fastest growing public education initiatives in the U.S., they give states the ability to put education funding directly in the hands of families, who can then choose the learning experiences that best fit their child, from schools and tutors to therapy, curriculum, and technology.

But once these policies become law, states face an enormous operational challenge. They must stand up entirely new programs, manage the secure and compliant flow of public funds, approve and monitor thousands of vendors, support families at scale, and prevent fraud, all while delivering a high quality user experience.

That's where we come in. We partner with state agencies to design, launch, and operate these programs on their behalf. We provide the technology, program operations, vendor ecosystem, and family experience that make them work in the real world. Today, we operate across multiple states, and our platform powers programs serving hundreds of thousands of students and billions of dollars in annual education funding. We're just getting started.

We're backed by respected investors, and we're building the team that will take us to the next stage. We sit at the intersection of GovTech, EdTech, and FinTech. We are a public sector operator, a technology company, and a program delivery partner all at once. The work we do is civic infrastructure, and it determines whether families can access life changing educational opportunities.

Why This Work Is Different

We're in the weeds with state partners and internally with our product teams, turning ambiguous policy into real systems that families depend on. This means building a platform that meets each state's configuration needs while staying flexible enough to support all customers. We are not building bespoke software.

If you want a highly structured environment, this will feel uncomfortable. If you want ownership, speed, and problems that actually matter, you'll feel right at home.

About the Role

As our Founding Security Engineer, you'll have full ownership of our security posture, shaping strategy, building programs from the ground up, and driving best practices across our entire technology stack and product suite. This is a high impact, high visibility role where your decisions will directly influence how we protect our customers, vendors, and employees.

You'll partner closely with cross functional teams to embed security into everything we build and ship, champion solutions to emerging security challenges, and ensure we stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. You're someone who embraces AI tools to work smarter, whether that's accelerating threat detection, streamlining vulnerability analysis, or improving how we respond to incidents.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to proactively identify, assess, and remediate security risks across our products and infrastructure, proposing enhanced controls and process improvements where needed

• Perform static and dynamic vulnerability assessments and drive remediation efforts through to resolution

• Evaluate security risks in AI systems and data pipelines, and leverage AI assisted tooling to enhance threat detection, vulnerability analysis, and security operations

• Maintain and mature our SOC 2 Type II program, ensuring a secure environment for vendors, customers, end users, and employees

• Design and implement security controls across our full technology stack, from application layer to cloud infrastructure

• Translate complex security findings into clear, actionable remediation steps for both technical and non technical stakeholders

• Continuously audit policies, controls, and procedures to keep security practices ahead of an evolving threat landscape

• Embed security seamlessly into the developer workflow, including CI/CD pipelines, code review processes, and internal tooling, without compromising velocity

About You

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on application security, cloud security, DevOps, network security, or similar domains

• Solid understanding of industry standards and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, with hands on experience driving organizational adherence

• Experience applying AI assisted tooling to accelerate threat detection, code review, and vulnerability analysis

• Experience deploying and operating SAST, DAST, and SCA tools across the software development lifecycle

• Strong track record managing security projects end to end, from planning through delivery, within timelines and budgets

• Experience with penetration testing tools, techniques, and methodologies, with a clear understanding of common vulnerabilities and remediation strategies

Additional Details

• Location: New York, NY. Available fully remote within the U.S. or hybrid out of our New York City office. The full team comes together once a year for an offsite.

• Candidates not already based in New York City will be asked to travel to our office for an in person interview.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis.

• We believe everyone at the company should be compensated fairly. We set our salary bands based on compensation data from hundreds of companies at our stage. The salary range for this role is $180,000 to $250,000 plus generous equity, depending on experience and location.

• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, health services, short term disability, and unlimited PTO.