Gemini · 1 day ago
Staff Platform Security Engineer (Cloud/K8S)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$168K/yr - $240K/yrGemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of crypto products and services. The Staff Platform Security Engineer will be responsible for building security services, tools, and automation while hardening cloud environments and securing container orchestration platforms.
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Responsibilities
Build and maintain security services, tools, and automation using Python or Go
Design and implement security controls for AWS and Kubernetes environments using infrastructure-as-code
Create reusable libraries, frameworks, and platforms that enable secure-by-default patterns
Develop automated security monitoring, scanning, and remediation services
Build CI/CD security gates and policy-as-code validation tools
Partner with engineering teams on architecture decisions and provide security consultation
Participate in on-call rotation for critical security incidents and infrastructure issues
Qualification
Required
Strong software development skills in Python or Go with experience building production services
Strong experience securing AWS environments including IAM, VPC, KMS, and native security services
Deep Terraform expertise including module development, CI/CD gates, policy testing, remote state management, and zero-downtime deployments
Proven expertise with Kubernetes security including admission controls, RBAC, network policies, and runtime protection
Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and SRE principles
Demonstrated ability to build, deploy, and maintain security tools and services in production
Preferred
Experience with GCP security services and multi-cloud environments including Azure
Knowledge of policy-as-code tools such as Open Policy Agent, Sentinel, or similar
Experience with container security scanning, image signing, and supply chain security
Background in incident response for cloud and container environments
Experience with service mesh technologies and zero-trust networking
Contributions to open source security tools or cloud security communities
Benefits
Competitive starting salary
A discretionary annual bonus
Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
Comprehensive health plans
401K with company matching
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible time off
Company
Gemini
Gemini is a licensed digital asset exchange and custodian built for both individuals and institutions.
Founded in 2014
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$499.9MKey Investors
RippleDraper DragonMorgan Creek Digital
2025-09-12IPO
2025-07-10Debt Financing· $75M
2022-06-20Secondary Market· $1M
Leadership Team
Tyler Winklevoss
Co-Founder & CEO
Cameron Winklevoss
Co-founder & President
Recent News
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