Security engineer jobs in California
365 open roles for security engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, Anthropic, SpaceX, xAI and CoreWeave have the most. 16 are remote and the median advertised salary is $218K.
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Skills asked for in security engineer roles in California
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- Senior Security EngineerRainmaker · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA—SeniorPythonTypeScriptTerraform
- Platform Software Security Engineer, Air DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$167K - $222KRustC++Linux
- Senior Software Security EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoJava
- Senior Staff Security ResearcherZscaler · 🇺🇸Remote - USA; Santa Clara, California, USA$180K - $225KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLGCP
- Security Engineer (6389)itD Tech · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA—Data centersMechatronicsHigh-performance computing
- Senior Security Engineer, AI & HealthcareQualified Health Pbc · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $225KHybridSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Senior Staff Security Architect (Digital Assets)SoFi · 🇺🇸WA - Seattle; UT - Cottonwood Heights; CA - San Francisco…—Lead and aboveCI/CDKubernetesAWS
- Software Engineer - Staff Cloud Security EngineerArena · 🇺🇸SF Bay Area—Lead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Government Cloud Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KTerraformAzureLinux
- Director, Product Security, PSIRTOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; San Francisco, California$224K - $345KLead and aboveMachine LearningSecurity clearanceAI agents
- Security EngineerCartesia · 🇺🇸*HQ - San Francisco, CA$200K - $240KPythonTypeScriptTerraform
- Security Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Muon Space · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPythonGCPAzure
- Member of Technical Staff, Security EngineeringOdysseyml · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$132K - $411KLinuxCI/CDKubernetes
- Application Security EngineerLangChain · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$175K - $215KGoPythonTypeScript
- Physical & Facility Security EngineerATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$167K - $230K
- Staff Infrastructure Security EngineerRidgeline · 🇺🇸Reno, NV; San Ramon, CA$186K - $256KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Cybersecurity EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$180K - $210KHybridSeniorPythonAzureBash
- Staff Security Engineer, Product SecurityFlexport · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$221K - $271KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Security Engineer, Product SecurityFlexport · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$165K - $202KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Offensive Security EngineerFinix · 🇺🇸San Francisco—GoPythonJava
- 2027 New Grad Information Security EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$88K - $117KJuniorPythonTerraformAzure
- Security Engineer, RF and Technical Surveillance CountermeasuresAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KGitData centersPRDs
- Engineering Manager, Security (Cloud, Infrastructure & Application Security)Replit · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$250K - $387KHybridGoPythonTypeScript
- Application Security EngineerRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$124K - $186KGoPythonTypeScript
- Security Engineer (Research Infrastructure)Resolution · 🇺🇸Berkeley, California$208K - $930KHybridTerraformGCPCI/CD
- Security Engineer (Corporate IT)Resolution · 🇺🇸Berkeley, California$208K - $930KHybridCI/CD
- Staff Security EngineerMixpanel · 🇺🇸San Francisco$274K - $342KLead and aboveTerraformGCPLLM
- Security EngineerMixpanel · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $228KGoPythonGCP
- Network and Security Engineer, DefenseApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $200KGoPythonTerraform
- Staff Security Engineer, AICompa · 🇺🇸Irvine, California$225K - $275KHybridLead and aboveLLMAIWorkday
- Senior Infrastructure Security EngineerFal Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KSeniorRustGoPython
- Staff Security EngineerFal Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KLead and aboveRustPythonGCP
- Application Security Engineer IIITrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$145K - $205KRustPythonJavaScript
- Senior Security Engineer, Red TeamNscale · 🇺🇸New York; San Francisco; Seattle$160K - $190KSeniorLLMKubernetes
- Information Security EngineerCylake Inc · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $250KApplication securitySIEMThreat modeling
- Senior Security Engineer, Product & PlatformLitellm · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $280KSeniorPythonTerraformLLM
- Member of Technical Staff, Product SecurityInferact · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $400KPyTorchCI/CDKubernetes
- Member of Technical Staff, Security EngineerMirendil · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KAI agents
- Staff Product Security EngineerTools For Humanity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$293K - $325KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior Security Engineer, Player SecurityRiot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—SeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Product Security EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Second St)$266K - $395KHybridSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Senior Application Security EngineerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$180K - $255KSeniorRustPythonJavaScript
- Security engineer, detection and responseWriter · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$132K - $240KHybridPythonDistributed trainingIncident response
- Senior Cloud Security EngineerAnyscale · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $240KSeniorGCPAzureMachine Learning
- Senior Security Engineer - CloudMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$193K - $218KSeniorTerraformGCPAzure
- Senior Security Engineer - Detection & ResponseLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$266K - $395KHybridSeniorRustGoPython
- Mission Security EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$162K - $198KGoPythonAzure
- Member of the Technical Staff, Security EngineerTolmo · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HybridGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$151K - $227KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer I -Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
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Who is hiring for security engineer roles in California
Where security engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States365
- 🇺🇸California365
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area260
- 🇺🇸New York, NY51
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA41
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA33
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC14
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO9
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX9
- 🇺🇸Texas9
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What security engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $208K | 145 |
| Senior | $206K | 89 |
| Lead and above | $250K | 81 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about security engineer jobs in California
- How many security engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 365 open security engineer jobs in California at 173 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 26 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most security engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (18), Anthropic (14), SpaceX (14), xAI (10) and CoreWeave (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote security engineer jobs in California?
- 16 of the 365 open security engineer jobs in California (4%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do security engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $218K, based on 316 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $188K and $258K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the security engineer jobs in California?
- 6 of the 365 open security engineer jobs in California (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 221 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 173 companies are hiring and 26 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing security engineer jobs in California?
- 122 of the 365 open security engineer jobs in California (33%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 365 such roles today at 173 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do security engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (58%), AWS (48%), Go (35%), CI/CD (35%), GCP (33%) of the 365 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in security engineer jobs in California?
- Security Engineer (66), Senior Security Engineer (35), Staff Security Engineer (17), Member of Technical Staff (9), Product Security Engineer (9): the most common titles among the 365 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are security engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 365 security engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 173 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 26 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $218K. 16 (4%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for security engineer jobs in California?
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