About the team:

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join the Platform Security team within the Backend Platform organization. This team builds the systems and practices that keep Turo’s platform, users, and vehicles safe. You will make it easier for engineers to build securely, not slower, and help shape the future of platform security at Turo.

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying security gaps, hardening systems through secure defaults and guardrails, and delivering solutions that enable Turo engineers to build and operate safely at scale. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where success is measured by secure, reliable, and scalable platform operations that protect both digital and real-world assets.

Learn more about our Engineering team here: https://www.beforeyouapply.com/team/engineering-at-turo

What you will do:

• Identify and remediate security gaps and vulnerabilities in Turo’s cloud infrastructure, platform services, and applications.

• Harden infrastructure and developer workflows with secure-by-default configurations, guardrails, and best practices.

• Build tools, automation, and systems that empower engineers to design, build, and operate securely at scale.

• Harden CI/CD pipelines against supply chain attacks through isolated build environments, signed attestations, dependency verification, and automated policy enforcement.

• Contribute to continuous cloud security posture management using infrastructure-as-code scanning, misconfiguration detection, and automated remediation.

• Partner with product, platform, mobile, and operations teams to ensure security is integrated into system design, deployment, and operations.

• Provide guidance and mentorship on security best practices, threat modeling, and secure software development lifecycle.

Your profile:

• 5+ years of experience writing code and/or relevant technical experience.

• Strong experience with automation, IaC, system hardening, container security, cloud security policy, and observability.

• Deep knowledge of Linux systems, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), and cloud-based risk/security infrastructure.

• Solid understanding of network security, application security, and industry best practices in information security.

• Hands-on experience operating security systems in production environments.

• Pragmatic approach to security: able to balance developer productivity, business impact, and risk management.

Bonus if you have:

• Experience with cloud security posture management tooling, IaC security scanning, or automated remediation.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes security primitives (RBAC, namespaces, network policies, admission controllers).

• Experience with network isolation techniques, traffic inspection, and cloud network policies.

• You've been responsible for maintaining continuous controls and participating in audits related to our customer-facing certifications (such as SOC 2).

For this role, the target base salary range in San Francisco is $156,000 - $195,000 annually. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. In general, our ranges reflect the market-based target for new hire salaries based on the level and location of the role. Within the range, individual pay is determined by objective factors assessed during the application and interview process, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits available for this role.

Turo highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Turists will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Turo considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Turo offers.

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Turo AI Policy:

Turo may use AI-enabled tools to support our recruiting operations, including gathering information from candidates, drafting communications, helping with interview note-taking and assessment, and so on. These tools only supplement our team; all decisions to advance or hire candidates are made by Turo employees. While we welcome candidates to use AI-enabled tools to help prepare for their interviews, the use of such tools, including any AI chatbots or note-takers, is not permitted during live interviews or technical assessments. We want to see how you consider and solve problems in real-time, so interviews and assessments are all you (unless we indicate otherwise and ask you specifically to use an AI-enabled tool to answer a question). If during the application process you require the use of an AI-enabled tool as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please let us know at PeopleOps@turo.com.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)

• Retirement employer match

• Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development

• Turo host matching program

• Turo travel credit

• Cell phone and internet stipend

• Paid time off to relax and recharge

• Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave

• For those who are in the office full-time or hybrid we have in-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities

We are committed to building a diverse team. If you are from a background that's underrepresented in tech, we'd love to meet you.

Aside from an award winning work environment and the opportunity to be part of the world’s largest car sharing marketplace, we are also growing the team quickly - join us! Even if you don't meet every qualification, we are looking for people with enthusiasm for what we do and we will consider you for this and other possibilities.

About Turo

Turo is the world’s largest car sharing marketplace where you can book the perfect car for wherever you’re going from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and France. Whether you're flying in from afar or looking for a car down the street, searching for a rugged truck or something smooth and swanky, Turo puts you in the driver's seat of an extraordinary selection of cars shared by local hosts.

Discover Turo at https://turo.com, the App Store, and Google Play, and check out our blog, Field Notes.

Read more about the Turo culture according to Turo CEO, Andre Haddad.

Turo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Turo will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable.

We welcome candidates with physical, mental, and/or neurological disabilities. If you require assistance applying for an open position, or need accommodation during the recruiting process due to a disability, please submit a request to People Operations by emailing PeopleOps@turo.com.