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PrelimLead Security Engineer
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Before you apply
SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationNew York
Also inSan Francisco; New York City
Work moderemote · United States
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
EquityIncluded
Company size51–200 people
PostedSep 16, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live2d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
5+ years in security engineering, with breadth across appsec, cloud security, and compliance
Hands-on: can write working code (not just scripts), read others’ code, and configure cloud controls yourself
Owned or heavily contributed to a SOC 2 audit (or ISO 27001 / equivalent)
Experience answering enterprise or financial-institution security reviews
Strong written communication
Judgment about proportionality: knows which risks matter at our scale and which controls are theater
Fintech or banking-vendor experience; familiarity with FFIEC, GLBA, or bank third-party risk management
Experience as a first or early security hire
Detection engineering / SIEM experience
Familiarity with core banking integrations or handling of PII/KYC data flows
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Unlimited PTO
Remote stipend
Parental leave
Equity
About Prelim
Prelim builds digital account-opening infrastructure for community banks and credit unions. We’ve sustained over 100% ARR growth for four consecutive years on seed funding, and our platform sits in the critical path of how banks onboard their customers. When our system is down, a bank can’t open accounts for its customers.
We’re a small team. You’d be our first dedicated security hire and help define the security program for the next generation of banking.
What you’ll own
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Secure SDLC: dependency scanning, static analysis, security review of high-risk changes, and coordinating annual penetration tests. Teach engineers to catch issues before you have to.
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Partner with DevOps on IAM, secrets management, network architecture, logging, and detection.
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Policies, risk assessment, and roadmap. Decide what a company our size and risk profile actually needs, and defend that reasoning to auditors, bankers, and internally.
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Own security questionnaires, vendor risk assessments, and customer security reviews. Banks conduct rigorous third-party risk management (often against FFIEC guidance).
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Endpoint management, access reviews, phishing resistance, offboarding hygiene. The unglamorous stuff that questionnaires ask about first.
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Own SOC 2 Type II end to end: control design, evidence collection, auditor management.
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Owning incident response, from writing the plan, to running the tabletops, and leading if it’s ever real. Banks have breach-notification expectations in their contracts. You’ll know them cold.
What we’re looking for
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5+ years in security engineering, with breadth across appsec, cloud security, and compliance.
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Hands-on: you can write working code (not just scripts), read others’ code, and configure cloud controls yourself (our interview process includes a coding exercise)
You’ve owned or heavily contributed to a SOC 2 audit (or ISO 27001 / equivalent)
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Experience answering enterprise or financial-institution security reviews.
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Strong written communication.
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Judgment about proportionality: you know which risks matter at our scale and which controls are theater
Nice to have
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Fintech or banking-vendor experience; familiarity with FFIEC, GLBA, or bank third-party risk management
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Experience as a first or early security hire
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Detection engineering / SIEM experience
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Familiarity with core banking integrations or handling of PII/KYC data flows
About Prelim
Prelim is a San Francisco and New York City-based startup that operates with fully remote positions across the US, helping banks onboard their customers. Our platform is designed to streamline the account opening process for both consumers and businesses, accelerating speed-to-market and enhancing the customer experience for financial institutions. If you’re excited to help shape the future of the banking industry, we encourage you to apply and join our team at Prelim. We are seeking individuals who are driven, ambitious, and eager to make a real impact in a traditional industry ready for technological innovation.
Benefits
We offer equity, a sponsored 401K, parental leave, and fully paid health, vision, and dental insurance. Additional benefits include unlimited PTO, a remote work stipend, a life-style stipend, and twice-yearly company retreats.
Prelim values diversity and inclusion; people of all backgrounds are welcome to join our mission to transform banking.
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