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For the right people, it’s incredibly rewarding: a chance to shape a new medium, work with a small team that cares deeply about quality, make music, drink too much coffee, and build something that millions of people use to express themselves in ways that were never before possible.\nSuno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).\nAbout the Role\nWe’re looking for a Lead Security Engineer to help build the security foundation. This is a hands-on role: you’ll set technical direction for security across our product and infrastructure, go deep in the code and the cloud yourself, and help shape the team that grows around you.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn security architecture and the roadmap across our product and cloud environments, threat-modeling to focus effort where it matters most.\nElevate our AppSec practice: secure the SDLC, establish code-review guardrails, manage dependencies and secrets, and implement pre-production security testing.\nDrive cloud security: IAM and least-privilege, account structure, network boundaries, and data-access controls.\nLead incident response. This role requires participation in an on-call rotation and acting as the senior responder during incidents.\nMentor and shape the security team and its operational processes.\nWhat You’ll Need\n10+ years in security engineering, with deep expertise in at least two of AppSec, cloud/infrastructure security, and IR, and credibility in the third.\nA builder: you’ve created security capabilities and set direction, not only operated established programs.\nStrong cross-functional partnership skills — security should enable the business to build and operate safely.\nNice to have: Consumer product at scale, AI/ML abuse or model-security exposure, experience as an early or founding security hire.\n\nPerks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees\nCompany Equity Package\n401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)\nMedical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)\n11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time\n16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave\nCreative Education Stipend\nGenerous Commuter Allowance\nIn-Office Lunch (5 days per week)\nAdditional Notes:\nApplicants must be eligible to work in the US.\nThis role requires working onsite at one of our three offices.\nCompensation:\n$275,000 to 395,000\nSuno is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis under provincial, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws, including the Massachusetts Fair Chance in Employment Act, NYC Fair Chance Act, LA City Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.\nCompensation Range: $275K - $395K","company":"Suno","rawCompany":"suno","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T09:44:55.671Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"},{"code":"15-1212.00","title":"Information Security Analysts","slug":"information-security-analysts"},{"code":"13-1199.07","title":"Security Management Specialists","slug":"security-management-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Security Engineer","description":"About Suno\nWe're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfillment of making music. 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We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA).\nAbout the Role\nWe’re looking for a Lead Security Engineer to help build the security foundation. This is a hands-on role: you’ll set technical direction for security across our product and infrastructure, go deep in the code and the cloud yourself, and help shape the team that grows around you.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn security architecture and the roadmap across our product and cloud environments, threat-modeling to focus effort where it matters most.\nElevate our AppSec practice: secure the SDLC, establish code-review guardrails, manage dependencies and secrets, and implement pre-production security testing.\nDrive cloud security: IAM and least-privilege, account structure, network boundaries, and data-access controls.\nLead incident response. 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