Software Engineer - Product Platform Security
Rubrik · Palo Alto, CA · $131.4k–$197.2k
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About the Team & Role
The Platform Security Engineering team builds the security features and frameworks that every Rubrik product runs on protecting hundreds of petabytes of data across thousands of enterprise customers globally , from encryption and certificate management to access control and platform hardening at scale. We're a small team with massive impact: the problem space covers the entire Rubrik portfolio, from performant core backend architecture to the AI-powered engineering workflows we and the rest of Rubrik now build with daily.
This is a strong opportunity for new grads and early-career engineers who want real ownership on security-critical systems. You'll help solve problems like:
- How do we roll out post-quantum cryptography across the backup data path before it's an industry requirement?
- How do we let customers manage sessions and access against compromise, at enterprise scale?
- How do we build an access control engine that holds up against dynamic, customer-defined policies unique to a data management platform?
- How do we secure the AI agents and agentic developer workflows that are now embedded in how Rubrik engineers ship code?
You'll work alongside experienced engineers and deeply technical managers who will mentor you as you grow, on a roadmap with genuine business impact.
What You'll Do
Security feature development
- Design and steer AI to write clean, well-tested code in Go, Scala, or Python for scalable, secure platform services.
- Collaborate with senior engineers on system design and architecture decisions.
- Identify attack surfaces and build solutions to harden Rubrik products.
- Triage, debug, and drive product/system issues to resolution with clear ownership.
- Use AI coding assistants and agentic workflows as a core part of your daily engineering, while learning to treat AI-generated code as untrusted input that gets the same security scrutiny as any other contribution.
Security code and design reviews
- Review code and design docs from other teams to flag security concerns before they ship.
- Help extend our review practices to cover AI-powered features and AI agents as they become part of Rubrik's product surface.
- Contribute to secure coding guidelines and evangelize them across engineering.
Team collaboration
- Partner with Product Management, UI/UX, docs, InfoSec, and support to turn security requirements into shipped features.
- Participate in planning, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.
How We Build and Secure with AI
AI isn't a side note for this team, it's part of the job on both sides:
- As builders: you'll use AI coding assistants and agentic tools as part of your normal workflow, the same way the rest of Rubrik engineering does.
- As security engineers: you'll help define what "secure" means for AI-generated code, AI-powered features, and autonomous agents acting inside Rubrik's infrastructure, an active, fast-moving part of our roadmap.
What We're Looking For
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equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.
Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:
Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.
Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.
Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants in all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation, training, leave, and termination.
Rubrik provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process or to perform your job, please contact hr@rubrik.com . Accommodations may include changes to the application process, documents in an alternate format, a sign language interpreter, or specialized equipment.